Alejandro San Francisco, La guerra civil de 1891: Chile, un pais, dos ejertitos, miles de muertos, vol. 2 (Santiago de Chile: Centro de Estudios Bicentenario, 2008)

摘要

Alejandro San Francisco's second volume on the 1891 Revolution is an extremely welcome sequel to his earlier work. For decades Balmaceda and his fall from power has attracted scholars, yet few have approached the topic with such skill and wisdom as this author. While the second volume concentrates on the military aspect of the war, it is not just another account of the various battles; the author also describes how civilian politicians became divided over the issues raised by Balmaceda. When it became clear that the legislators could not resolve their differences, they went beyond the halls of the congress to the army's barracks and the fleet's wardrooms to find new allies. In the process, the armed forces became politicised and the politics of Chile became militarised.