"A two-volume compilation of essays, articles, and other materials that mark the transformation of Chile's once radical, Marxist-Leninist Socialists into a moderate, social democratic party. While providing an ample forum for representatives of the party's ultimately triumphant 'renovated' elements, the collection offers virtually no coverage of traditional Socialists (Almeyda and others) who resisted the abandonment of marxism and confrontational politics well into the late 1980s"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.