La vía chilena al socialismo 50 años después

Exhibition in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the National History Museum in Santiago de Chile. The exhibition show, through 166 varied objects, not only the creation of the Museum, but also different cultural axes that inspired its creation and how the objects displayed (painting, photography, furniture, weapons, coins, textiles, documents, decorative arts, etc..) came from various collections, donations and purchases throughout time during the last century.

Set in Chile, this is the true story of Miguel Litten, a Chilean film director who returned to his native land with a false passport, false name, false past and false wife - as told in 18 hours of taped interviews to the author. What kind of man trades his own identity for an invented one?

"Durante cinco anos el periodista Javier Rebolledo se sumergió en el entramado de silencios, mentiras y omisiones que quedo en evidencia tras las primeras declaraciones judiciales del ex empleado civil de los aparatos represivos de la dictadura chilena, Jorgelino Vergara, ante el ministro Víctor Montiglio, el autor en esta obra logra exponer el episodio más crudo de la barbarie de nuestra historia reciente" (ed.).

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.