Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars by Kohut, David

Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442276413)

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Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars by Kohut, David

Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars

$142.00
Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars by Kohut, David

Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars

$142.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars coversthe period 1954-1990 in South America, when authoritarian regimes waged war on subversion, both real and imagined. The term "dirty war" (guerra sucia), though originally associated with the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983, has since been applied to neighboring dictatorships in Paraguay (1954-1989), Brazil (1964-1985), Bolivia (1971-1981), Uruguay (1973-1985), and Chile (1973-1990). Although the concept is by no means peculiar to Latin America--the term has become a byword for state-sponsored repression anywhere in the world--these regimes were among its most notorious practitioners. In the mid-1970s they joined forces--along with Ecuador and Peru--to create Operation Condor, a top-secret network of military dictatorships that kidnapped, tortured, and disappeared one another's political opponents. Their death squads operated both nationally and internationally, sometimes beyond the region.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on the countries themselves; guerrilla and political movements that provoked (though by no means exonerated) governmental reaction; leading guerrilla, human-rights, military, and political figures; local, regional, and international human-rights organizations; expressions of cultural resistance (art, film, literature, music, and theater); and artistic figures (filmmakers, novelists, and playwrights) whose works attempted to represent or resist the period of repression. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the dirty wars of South America

Author: David Kohut, Olga Vilella
ISBN-10: 144227641X
ISBN-13: 9781442276413
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2016
Pages: 494
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d

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Choice 06/01/2017
By David Kohut
By David Kohut
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David Kohut is Associate Librarian at Saint Xavier University, Chicago. His subject areas include Latino/Latin American Studies and Spanish language and literature. Olga Vilella is a Professor in the Department of Language and Literature at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, where she specializes in Latin American literatures of the 19th and 20th centuries and directs the Latino/Latin American Studies Program. Her research interests include Latin American modernismo and literary responses to dictatorship in 20th-century Latin America.

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