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Focusing on Beatriz Allende's life, this biography delves into her role as a revolutionary doctor and daughter of Chile's socialist president. It highlights her involvement in political activism, university reforms, and public health initiatives inspired by the Cuban Revolution. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the narrative explores the complexities and contradictions of the revolutionary movements in Latin America during the 1960s, showcasing Beatriz's commitment to love, change, and social justice.

Argues that the battle for Chile that ended in 1973 with a right-wing military coup and a brutal dictatorship lasting nearly twenty years was part of a dynamic inter-American Cold War struggle to determine Latin America's future, shaped more by the contest between Cuba, Chile, the United States,... číst celé