A History of Political Murder in Latin America by Green, W. John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Map of Mexico and Central America Map of South America Key Terms and Acronyms by Country

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay

Introduction: A Political Culture of Murder Part I The Practice of Political Murder in Latin America

1 Targets and Victims

Revolutionaries and Former Guerrillas Popular Politicians Journalists, Academics, Intellectuals, Artists, and Teachers Church Men and Women Generals, Diplomats, Judges, and Lawyers Human Rights Activists, Labor and Community Leaders, Students Mass Slaughters Words on the Lesser Tradition

2 Dirty War Mechanics

Precursors and Innovators Direct Military Operations Covert Military Death Squad Operations Police Death Squads Political Party Death Squads Paramilitaries Freelancers and Rogues

3 Bodies of the Slain

Dust to Dust Ancient Traditions Purposeful Displays Torture, Mutilation, and Ideas Questions of Disposal Bodies as Witnesses

Part II Justifications, Associations, and Consequences

4 Dirty Warriors on Dirty War

Bloody Class Struggle (And from the Top Down) Justifications Subversion as Disease The Law: Co-Opted, Circumvented, and Ignored National Security Doctrines More Practice than Theory

5 International Collaborations and the Conflicted Roles of the United States

The American Empire A Split Personality The Agency Problem Flight of the Condor Exporting the Counter Revolution

A Living Tradition of Death Fear and Resistance Practical Issues: Peace, Justice, and Impunity Conclusions and Prospects

Appendix—Political Murder in Latin America: Individual Country Narratives

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay

Notes Bibliography

General Works on Political Violence, Murder, Genocide, Assassination, Culture, and the Human Body Political Violence and Murder in Latin America as a Region Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba/Panama/Ecuador Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Uruguay

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