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Augusto Pinochet: Power, Fear, and the Cost of Control
He took power by force. He ruled through fear. He refused to let go.
In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led the military coup that destroyed Chile’s democracy and reshaped the nation under authoritarian rule. What followed was nearly two decades of control built on repression, institutional power, and economic transformation.
Augusto Power, Fear, and the Cost of Control delivers a clear, uncompromising account of one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century.
From the collapse of Salvador Allende’s government to the machinery of state violence, from economic reform to global condemnation, this book traces the full arc of Pinochet’s rise, rule, and decline.
Inside, you will
The decisions behind the 1973 coupThe system of control built through fear and surveillanceThe economic transformation that reshaped ChileThe national vote that ended his ruleThe international arrest that shattered his immunityThe final years under legal and moral pressureThis is not just a biography. It is a study of power at its most absolute—and the consequences that follow.
In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led the military coup that destroyed Chile’s democracy and reshaped the nation under authoritarian rule. What followed was nearly two decades of control built on repression, institutional power, and economic transformation.
Augusto Power, Fear, and the Cost of Control delivers a clear, uncompromising account of one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century.
From the collapse of Salvador Allende’s government to the machinery of state violence, from economic reform to global condemnation, this book traces the full arc of Pinochet’s rise, rule, and decline.
Inside, you will
The decisions behind the 1973 coupThe system of control built through fear and surveillanceThe economic transformation that reshaped ChileThe national vote that ended his ruleThe international arrest that shattered his immunityThe final years under legal and moral pressureThis is not just a biography. It is a study of power at its most absolute—and the consequences that follow.
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2026
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