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A history of political murder in Latin America : killing the messengers of change
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- Creator
- W. John Green
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2015]
- Physical Details
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- xxii, 360 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781438456638, 1438456638, 9781438456652
- OCLC
- ocn889426230
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: A political culture of murder -- Key terms and acronyms by country -- Part One. The practice of political murder in Latin America -- Targets and victims -- Dirty war mechanics -- Bodies of the slain -- Part Two. Justifications, associations, and consequences -- Dirty warriors on dirty war -- International collaborations and the conflicted roles of the United States -- The enduring appeal and continuing challenge of political murder in Latin America and beyond -- Appendix: Political murder in Latin America : individual country narratives
Subjects
- Political violence -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Murder -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Assassination -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Disappeared persons -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Massacres -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Political persecution -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- State-sponsored terrorism -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Political culture -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
- Latin America -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- Latin America -- Social conditions -- 20th century.