Contesting legitimacy in Chile. Familial Ideals, Citizenship, and Political Struggle, 1970-1990.

Politicians and activists are constantly making reference to family. They use family as a metaphor for political community. Tehy tall us how they will help families. Tehy justfy their political actions by referring to their own familial roles. Using Chile as a case os study, Gwynn Thomas expalins how and why family rethoric enters politics. Thomas's book spans the left and right of the political spectrum over a twenty-year period, providing a comprehensive and accessible account of gender and Chilean politics.