{"product_id":"terror-in-the-countryside-rachel-a-may-9780896802179","title":"Terror in the Countryside: Campesino Responses to Political Violence in Guatemala, 1954-1985 Volume 35","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe key to democratization lies within the experience of the popular movements. Those who engaged in the popular struggle in Guatemala have a deep understanding of substantive democratic behavior, and the experience of Guatemala's civil society should be the cornerstone for building a meaningful formal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTerror in the Countryside\u003c\/i\u003e Rachel May offers an in-depth examination of the relationship between political violence and civil society. Focusing on Guatemala, Professor May develops a theoretical scheme that calls into question the more conventional understandings of both violence and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy elaborating a cyclical model of violence, and suggesting a typology of rural (campesino) popular organizations, \u003ci\u003eTerror in the Countryside\u003c\/i\u003e provides both a history and an analysis of late-twentieth-century violence and of the role of campesino organizations during the worst years of conflict in Guatemala.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis history details the way ideologies, organizational structures, and mobilization strategies evolved in response to the climate of terror, emphasizing the courage and sacrifice of those who worked for justice and human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book argues that the peace accords can be considered only as a first step to eliminate a violence that has become deeply rooted in the political life of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel A. May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896802175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896802179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 6.28w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 1643\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 115","brand":"Rachel A. May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087043113215,"sku":"9780896802179","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e4db70-1297-4c75-bb41-7b7bd5009442.jpg?v=1769097974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/terror-in-the-countryside-rachel-a-may-9780896802179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}