03565nam 2200697 a 450 991077811120332120230721031758.00-292-79473-810.7560/716766(CKB)1000000000479627(OCoLC)646761192(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245740(SSID)ssj0000231752(PQKBManifestationID)11207819(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231752(PQKBWorkID)10227063(PQKB)11673056(MiAaPQ)EBC3443260(OCoLC)183879981(MdBmJHUP)muse2272(Au-PeEL)EBL3443260(CaPaEBR)ebr10245740(DE-B1597)587881(DE-B1597)9780292794733(EXLCZ)99100000000047962720070327d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe quiet revolutionaries[electronic resource] seeking justice in Guatemala /Frank M. Afflitto and Paul Jesilow1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20071 online resource (219 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71676-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-202) and index.Some background -- Access was not easy -- Chronic ambiguity -- Seeking justice -- The social movement to end impunity -- The movement is fragmented by the peace accords -- Identity, rule of law, and democracy.The last three decades of the twentieth century brought relentless waves of death squads, political kidnappings, and other traumas to the people of Guatemala. Many people fled the country to escape the violence. Yet, at the same moment, a popular movement for justice brought together unlikely bands of behind-the-scenes heroes, blurring ethnic, geographic, and even class lines. The Quiet Revolutionaries is drawn from interviews conducted by Frank Afflitto in the early 1990s with more than eighty survivors of the state-sanctioned violence. Gathered under frequently life-threatening circumstances, the observations and recollections of these inspiring men and women form a unique perspective on collective efforts to produce change in politics, law, and public consciousness. Examined from a variety of perspectives, from sociological to historical, their stories form a rich ethnography. While it is still too soon to tell whether stable, long-term democracy will prevail in Guatemala, the successes of these fascinating individuals provide a unique understanding of revolutionary resistance.Disappeared personsGuatemalaState-sponsored terrorismGuatemalaDisappeared persons' familiesGuatemalaDisappeared persons' familiesGuatemalaPolitical activityHuman rights movementsGuatemalaGuatemalaHistoryCivil War, 1960-1996Disappeared personsState-sponsored terrorismDisappeared persons' familiesDisappeared persons' familiesPolitical activity.Human rights movements972.8105/3Afflitto Frank M.1960-1548931Jesilow Paul1950-1548932MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778111203321The quiet revolutionaries3806353UNINA