Dictatorship across Borders

“A critically important contribution to our understanding of Cold War history in South America . . . [that shows] how the echoes of past authoritarianism continue to shape contemporary politics—not least in the recurrent admiration shown by Bolsonaro, a former soldier, for the military dictatorship."—Latin American Review of Books

“Burns presents a vivid, detailed narrative and an urgency that adds resonance and depth to the individual and intertwined histories of Brazil and Chile.”—North American Congress on Latin America

“[Dictatorship Across Borders] is a most welcome addition to the historiography of the inter-American Cold War.”—International Affairs

“Drawing on extensive archival and oral sources, Dictatorship Across Borders provides an accessible, engaging, and valuable contribution to the historiography of the global Cold War, while also offering a path to understanding how the humanities could contribute to learning about human rights.”—CHOICE

“A most impressive work of empirical scholarship, Dictatorship across Borders reveals Cold War Brazil as a kind of imperial viceroy for the United States. Drawing on new oral histories and freshly declassified Latin American archives, the book’s analytic breadth ranges from a Gramscian analysis of the agency of Brazil’s bourgeoisie to a Global South history framework to describe socialist Brazilian exiles forming counterhegemonic solidarities across borders.”—Thomas C. Field Jr., author of From Development to Dictatorship: Bolivia and the Alliance for Progress in the Kennedy Era

“An empathetic and humanist history of the challenges and dangers faced by Brazilians who sought refuge abroad as their country descended into authoritarianism, Brazilian involvement in Chile, and what happened to Brazilians in Chile upon the coup that toppled Allende.” — Patrick Barr-Melej, author of Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship