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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819277603321

Autore

Sheinin David

Titolo

Consent of the damned [[electronic resource] ] : ordinary Argentinians in the dirty war / / David M. K. Sheinin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012

ISBN

0-8130-4300-X

0-8130-4259-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

982.06

982.064

Soggetti

Political persecution - Argentina - History - 20th century

National socialism - Moral and ethical aspects - Argentina

Political violence - Argentina - History - 20th century

Human rights - Argentina - History - 20th century

Argentina Politics and government 20th century

Argentina Military policy 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: How unpopular was the Argentine dictatorship? -- Dictatorship, media, and message -- "A correct, hermeneutic reading": fantasies of a constitutional coup and the promotion of indigenous -- Rights -- The Frank War, the fabrication of an ongoing menace, and the Jews -- Democracy and the (re)shaping of human rights politics -- Finding a cynical center -- Epilogue: Saving Jorge Omar Merengo.

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the way the Argentinian military dictatorship was able to commit human rights abuses because it was abetted by the willingness of Argentine civilians to either ignore or either assist their perpetration.