{"product_id":"dictatorship-across-borders-mila-burns-9781469689623","title":"Dictatorship Across Borders: Brazil, Chile, and the South American Cold War","description":"This book offers a groundbreaking perspective on the 1973 Chilean coup, highlighting Brazil's pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of South America during the Cold War. Shifting the focus from the United States to interregional dynamics, Mila Burns argues that Brazil was instrumental in the overthrow of Salvador Allende and the establishment of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on original documents, interviews, and newly accessible archives, particularly from the Brazilian Truth Commission, Burns reveals Brazil's covert involvement in the coup, providing weapons, intelligence, and even torturers to anti-Allende forces. She also explores the resistance networks formed by Brazilian exiles in Chile. Burns's impeccable research--combining history, anthropology, and political science--makes \u003ci\u003eDictatorship across Borders\u003c\/i\u003e a vital addition to Cold War studies, reshaping how we understand power and resistance in South America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mila Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469689626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469689623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Mila Burns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807223402751,"sku":"9781469689623","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a29c64e5-bf12-4fe2-a3f5-8888b964f6b0.jpg?v=1745378871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictatorship-across-borders-mila-burns-9781469689623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}