Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-315) and index.
Introduction : A factory seized, a revolution transformed. Part I. Origins : Capital, labor, and the state. 1. Palestinians in the Promised Land -- 2. The making of the Old-timers -- 3. The Chilean road to socialism -- 4. El compañero presidente -- -- Part II. The workers organize. 5. Don Amador and the Youngsters -- The Youngsters start a movement -- 7. "¡Ganamos!" -- "we won!" -- 8. The empleados form a union -- 9. Toward revolution? -- -- Part III. Reform or revolution? 10. Signals for socialism -- 11. Why Yarur? -- -- Part IV. The workers liberate their factory. 12. Setting the stage -- 13. "We take the factory" -- 14. The compañeros confront their compañero presidente -- 15. "Day of liberation" -- -- Part V. Aftermath. 16. Ex-Yarur : socialism from below -- 17. The end of the democratic road -- 18. The death of a dream.