Green A History of Political Murder in Latin America

Killing the Messengers of Change
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5665-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Global Modernity

A sweeping study of political murder in Latin America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Green, W. John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments
Map of Mexico and Central America
Map of South America
Key Terms and Acronyms by Country
Introduction: A Political Culture of Murder

Part I. The Practice of Political Murder in Latin America

1. Targets and Victims

2. Dirty War Mechanics

3. Bodies of the Slain

Part II. Justifications, Associations, and Consequences

4. Dirty Warriors on Dirty War

5. International Collaborations and the Conflicted Roles of the United States

6. The Enduring Appeal and Continuing Challenge of Political Murder in Latin America and Beyond

Appendix—Political Murder in Latin America: Individual Country Narratives

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

W. John Green is the Editor and Director of the Latin American News Digest and the author of Gaitanismo, Left Liberalism, and Popular Mobilization in Colombia.