State Terrorism in Latin America : Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights

• Autore: Wright Thomas C
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Disciplina: 982.06/4; 982.064
• Soggetto topico: Human rights -- Argentina; Human rights -- Chile; State-sponsored terrorism -- Argentina; State-sponsored terrorism -- Chile
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction; Part I: Human Rights, State Terrorism, and Latin America; Chapter 1 The Human Rights Revolution; Chapter 2 The Latin American Human Rights Crisis; Part II: The Dirty Wars; Chapter 3 Chile under State Terrorism; Chapter 4 The Dirty War in Argentina; Part III: Justice versus Impunity; Chapter 5 Argentina: The Sinuous Path of Transitional Justice; Chapter 6 Chile: Impunity, Truth, and Justice in a Protected Democracy; Conclusion: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights; Selected Bibliography; Index ; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: This cogent book examines the tragic development and ultimate resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas Wright focuses especially on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983). He offers a nuanced exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements, clearly demonstrating how state terrorism in these countries strengthened the international human rights lobby and how, in turn, that more powerful lobby ultimately helped bring repressors t
• Titolo autorizzato: State Terrorism in Latin America
• ISBN: 1-4616-4280-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828623503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin American Silhouettes