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Set in Chile, this is the true story of Miguel Litten, a Chilean film director who returned to his native land with a false passport, false name, false past and false wife - as told in 18 hours of taped interviews to the author. What kind of man trades his own identity for an invented one?

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

A catalog of books deposited in the library under law of 1872; and, from 1891-1898, books by Chilean authors, or relating to Chile, published in other countries.

La independencia de Chile fue el resultado de un complejo proceso que, doscientos años después, sigue suscitando el debate entre los historiadores y el interés entre los amantes de la historia. Conocer las características de este periodo, las causas de la emancipación y sus repercusiones en el escenario internacional es el objetivo de este volumen, el primero de una serie de cinco sobre la historia contemporánea chilena. Los sucesos de 1808 en España y la reacción que produjeron en Chile son el punto de partida de una historia que transcurre a lo largo de dos siglos, sobre los...