LEADER 04542nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910781621803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-21106-8 010 $a9786613211064 010 $a0-8122-0059-4 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812200591 035 $a(CKB)2550000000051153 035 $a(OCoLC)759158218 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491961 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000648926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11940230 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000648926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10600596 035 $a(PQKB)10490052 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3155 035 $a(DE-B1597)448912 035 $a(OCoLC)979577640 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812200591 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441504 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491961 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL321106 035 $a(OCoLC)748533320 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441504 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000051153 100 $a19980609d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Guatemalan military project$b[electronic resource] $ea violence called democracy /$fJennifer Schirmer 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (364 p.) 225 1 $aPennsylvania studies in human rights 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-1730-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tMaps and Chart -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. A Brief History of the Guatemalan Military's Rise to Power -- $tChapter 2. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency I -- $tChapter 3. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency II -- $tChapter 4. Indian Soldiers and Civil Patrols of Self-Defense -- $tChapter 5 Civil Affairs -- $tChapter 6. A Military View of Law and Security -- $tChapter 7. Army Intelligence -- $tChapter 8. The Regime of Vinicio Cerezo -- $tChapter 9. Contradictions of the Politico-Military Project -- $tChapter 10. The Thesis of National Stability and Opponents of the State -- $tChapter 11. Conclusions -- $tAppendix 1. Interview List -- $tAppendix 2. Documents and Interview -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 1999, the Guatemala truth commission issued its report on human rights violations during Guatemala's thirty-six-year civil war that ended in 1996. The commission, sponsored by the UN, estimates the conflict resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances. The commission holds the Guatemalan military responsible for 93 percent of the deaths.In The Guatemalan Military Project, Jennifer Schirmer documents the military's role in human rights violations through a series of extensive interviews striking in their brutal frankness and unique in their first-hand descriptions of the campaign against Guatemala's citizens. High-ranking officers explain in their own words their thoughts and feelings regarding violence, political opposition, national security doctrine, democracy, human rights, and law. Additional interviews with congressional deputies, Guatemalan lawyers, journalists, social scientists, and a former president give a full and balanced account of the Guatemalan power structure and ruling system.With expert analysis of these interviews in the context of cultural, legal, and human rights considerations, The Guatemalan Military Project provides a successful evaluation of the possibilities and processes of conversion from war to peace in Latin America and around the world. 410 0$aPennsylvania studies in human rights. 606 $aPolitical persecution$zGuatemala$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aIndians of Central America$zGuatemala$xGovernment relations 606 $aCivil-military relations$zGuatemala$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGuatemala$xPolitics and government$y1945-1985 607 $aGuatemala$xPolitics and government$y1985- 607 $aGuatemala$xArmed Forces$xPolitical activity$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGuatemala$xMilitary policy 615 0$aPolitical persecution$xHistory 615 0$aIndians of Central America$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aCivil-military relations$xHistory 676 $a972.8105/2 700 $aSchirmer$b Jennifer G$01577754 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781621803321 996 $aThe Guatemalan military project$93856611 997 $aUNINA