Buying into the Regime

Buying into the Regime is a transnational history of how Chilean grapes created new forms of consumption and labor politics in both the United States and Chile. After seizing power in 1973, Augusto Pinochet embraced neoliberalism, transforming Chile’s economy. The country became the world''s leading grape exporter. Heidi Tinsman traces the rise of Chile''s fruit industry, examining how income from...