TY - BOOK AU - Spooner,Mary Helen TI - The general's slow retreat: Chile after Pinochet SN - 9780520266803 (pbk.) : AV - JL2631 .S67 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto. KW - Democratization KW - Chile KW - Politics and government KW - 1988- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; An uneasy transition -- Transferring power -- The conciliator -- The commander -- Truth and reconciliation -- Building democracy -- Elections and the military -- Politics and free speech -- Justice delayed -- London and Santiago -- Consolidating democracy -- The dictator's last bow -- Unfinished business -- Michelle Bachelet -- Chile, post-Pinochet N2 - An account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule - with the former dictator watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. It discusses the players, events, and institutions in Chile's political history, delving into such topics as the environmental situation, the economy, and the election of Michelle Bachelet ER -