Part I. Birth of a nation-state, 1800s–1830s: 1. Colonial foundations, 1540–1810; 2. Independence, 1808–30; 3. The conservative settlement, 1830–41; Part II. The rise of a republic, 1830s–1880s: 4. A time of progress, 1830s–1870s; 5. The liberal impulse, 1841–76; 6. Crisis and war, 1876–83; Part III. The nitrate era, 1880s–1930s: 7. The Parliamentary period, 1882–1920; 8. The Lion and the Mule, 1920–38; Part IV. Industrial advance and the dawn of mass politics, 1930s–1960s: 9. The radicals, the general of hope, and the Lion's Son, 1938–64; 10. The industrial impulse, 1930s–1960s; Part V. Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s–2000s: 11. Revolution in liberty, 1964–70; 12. The Chilean road to socialism, 1970–73; 13. The Pinochet years; 14. Re-encounter with history, 1990–2002; 15. Adapting to the twenty first century 2002 – 2018.