Chapter 4 Road to Oblivion? Crisis and Institutionalization, 1977–1982

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Maps xvi
5. Introduction to the Trilogy: The Memory Box of Pinochet’s Chile xix
6. Introduction to Book Two: Battling for Hearts and Minds 1
7. Part I. Foundational Years: Building the Memory Box, 1973–1982
8. Chapter 1 Chronicling a Coup Foretold? Previews of the Impossible 11
9. Afterword ‘‘This Is Chile’’ 29
10. Chapter 2 Saving ‘‘Chileans of Well-Placed Heart,’’ 1973–1976 33
11. Afterword Rumors of the Impossible 77
12. Chapter 3 Witnessing and Awakening Chile: Testimonial Truth and Struggle, 1973–1977 81
13. Afterword Laughing and Singing in Times of Trouble 129
14. Chapter 4 Road to Oblivion? Crisis and Institutionalization, 1977–1982 137
15. Afterword Coming of Age 179
16. Chapter 5 Digging In: Counterofficial Chile, 1979–1982 196
17. Afterword Fending off Despair 231
18. Conclusion to Part I: Building the Memory Box: Foundational Years 237
19. Part II Struggles for Control: Memory Politics as Mass Experience, 1983–1988
20. Chapter 6 Great Shakings: Memory War in the Streets, 1983–1986 249
21. Afterword Away from Santiago 287
22. Chapter 7 Time Travel: Memory War in Media and Politics, 1983–1986 297
23. Afterword Desire 330
24. Chapter 8 ‘‘Did You Forget Me?’’ The Unexpected Faces of Chile, 1987–1988 336
25. Afterword Taboo: The Making of a Memory Moment 378
26. Conclusion to Part II: Memory as Mass Experience: Struggles for Control 382
27. Abbreviations Used in Notes and Essay on Sources 389
28. Notes 391
29. Essay on Sources 485
30. Index 507