Meiseas, Susan, ed. Chile from Within, 1973-1988 by Chilean Photographers.

Norton, 1990.  Wraps, 1st edition, 1st printing, like new, a superior copy of a book usually found in worn condition.  Texts by Marco de la Parra and Ariel Dorfman.  Photographs in black-and-white by P. Errazuriz; Alejandro Hoppe (including cover photo), Alvaro Hoppe, Helen Hughes, J. Ianiszewski, Hector Lopez, K. Lorenzini, et al.  143 pages. Includes biographies of the photographers.  Documents the suppression of dissent that followed the murder of Salvador Allende in 1973 and chronicles the opposition that led to the plebiscite of 1988, which ended the rule of General Pinochet. 

Chile from Within, 1973–1988 (1990) is a seminal photobook published by W. W. Norton & Company and edited by renowned American documentary photographer Susan Meiselas, featuring text by Chilean playwright Marco Antonio de la Parra.

Overview & Historic Scope

• Chronological Frame: The book documents the fifteen years between General Augusto Pinochet’s violent military coup against President Salvador Allende in September 1973 and the historic 1988 plebiscite (the "NO" campaign) that ousted Pinochet from power.

• Local Perspective: Rather than relying on foreign photojournalists, Meiselas curated work produced entirely by local Chilean photojournalists and independent photographers—many working under threat of arrest or death for independent agencies, underground newspapers, and opposition publications.

Key Themes & Impact

1. Life Under Dictatorship: The selection of photographs captures the lived reality of dictatorship, documenting police repression, military presence, street protests, public arrests, and the quiet grief of families searching for the desaparecidos (the disappeared).

2. Collective Resistance & Civility: Beyond political violence, the imagery highlights collective solidarity, street organizing, cultural resistance, and the eventual public mobilization surrounding the 1988 referendum.

3. Historical Testimony: Created to break through the state censorship and forced silence of the Pinochet era, Chile from Within stands as a vital archive of visual counter-history and human rights documentation.