Losing a Model Democracy: Salvador Allende and Us
LOSING A MODEL DEMOCRACY: SALVADOR ALLENDE AND U.S.-CHILEAN RELATIONS, 1945-1970 By MARK T. HOVE A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2009 1 © 2009 Mark T. Hove 2 To David, whose love and support made this possible 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Completing any major academic effort like as a dissertation is not possible without the assistance of many people. I owe special thanks Dr. Robert McMahon who took me under his wing, urged me to strive for my best narrative and analysis, and continually provided good advice and encouragement. Dr. Louise Newman merits special thanks for her constant support, encouragement, candor, and guidance. She continually struck the perfect balance between mentor, colleague, and friend, and often transformed that which seemed distant or unattainable into something within reach. During my studies at the University of Florida, I enjoyed the friendship, collegiality, and ideas of excellent colleagues, such as Steve Ortiz, Jason Parker, James Thompson, Adam Howard, and Marixa Lasso. I thank the Society for Historians for American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) for granting me the Michael Hogan Fellowship to study Spanish and do research in Chile for several weeks. It was also through SHAFR that I met Jeff Taffet, Kyle Longley, Stephen Rabe, Alan McPherson, and Jim Siekmeier, who offered valuable ideas, critcism, and encouragement. I thank the John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Libraries for generous research grants that enabled me to pursue the larger story of Allende and the United States.
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