Provides interview transcripts and letters from nearly 20 presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Some of the correspondence and interviews are spread over a considerable length of time. The introduction places the presidents in the context of their roles in the history of their countries.

Robert Alexander, a long-time observer of Latin American politics and economics, has been an active correspondent with the key figures of the region for decades. In this volume, he provides interview transcripts and letters from nearly a score of the presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. With some of the correspondence and interviews spread over a considerable length of time, the shifting views and attitudes as well as the comments on other key players makes for interesting insights into the politics of change in Latin America. Beginning with an introduction placing the various presidents in the context of their roles in the history of their respective countries, Alexander then presents materials dealing with and by the presidents of Argentina, then Brazil and, finally, Chile. A selected bibliography provides guidance on the major writings on the figures covered, and a general subject index helps to point readers to the numerous interconnections contacted in the volume. The book is intended to be useful reading for students of 20th century Latin American affairs (political, social and economic).

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