Darren G. Hawkins is an assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University. His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics, Political Science Quarterly, the European Journal of International Relations, and in contributed volumes.

"By tapping a wealth of material. . . . Hawkins presents a vivid picture of the struggle between hardliners and rule-oriented regime members from day one (September 1, 1973) to the fateful plebiscite in 1988 that ended Pinochet's rule. . . . This clear and thoughtful account should be in all academic collections."—Choice

• List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Human Rights Pressures, Legitimacy, and State Responses; 2. Placing Human Rights on the Government's Agenda, 1973-1975; 3. Changing Discourse and Security Practices, 1976-1977; 4. Building New Political Institutions through the 1980 Constitution; 5. Legitimacy and Elections in the 1980s; 6. Chile in International and Comparative Perspective; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Darren G. Hawkins is an assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University. His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics, Political Science Quarterly, the European Journal of International Relations, and in contributed volumes.

"By tapping a wealth of material. . . . Hawkins presents a vivid picture of the struggle between hardliners and rule-oriented regime members from day one (September 1, 1973) to the fateful plebiscite in 1988 that ended Pinochet's rule. . . . This clear and thoughtful account should be in all academic collections."—Choice

• List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Human Rights Pressures, Legitimacy, and State Responses; 2. Placing Human Rights on the Government's Agenda, 1973-1975; 3. Changing Discourse and Security Practices, 1976-1977; 4. Building New Political Institutions through the 1980 Constitution; 5. Legitimacy and Elections in the 1980s; 6. Chile in International and Comparative Perspective; Notes; Bibliography; Index