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State Violence and Genocide in Latin America

ed. by Marcia Esparza ; Henry R. Huttenbach ; Daniel Feierstein

Buch

englisch

Esparza, Marcia (Ed.) DNB
Huttenbach, Henry R. (Ed.) DNB
Feierstein, Daniel (Ed.) DNB

Critical Terrorism Studies

Boulder

London

2011

251 p.

978-0-415-66457-8

Includes bibliographical references and index.

argentina
history
united states
relations
latin america

Summary:


This edited volume explores political violence and genocide in Latin America during the Cold War, examining this in light of the United States " hegemonic position on the continent. Using case studies based on the regimes of Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay, this book shows how U.S foreign policy “ far from promoting long term political stability and democratic institutions “ has actually undermined them. The first part of the book is an inquiry into the larger historical context in which the development of an unequal power relationship between the United States and Latin American and Caribbean nations evolved after the proliferation of the Monroe Doctrine. The region came to be seen as a contested terrain in the East-West conflict of the Cold War, and a new US-inspired ideology, the National Security Doctrine ", was used to justify military operations and the hunting down of individuals and groups labelled as communists ". Following on from this historical context, the book then provides an analysis of the mechanisms of state and genocidal violence is offered, demonstrating how in order to get to know the internal enemy, national armies relied on US intelligence training and economic aid to carry out their surveillance campaigns. This book will be of interest to students of Latin American politics, US foreign policy, human rights and terrorism and political violence in general. Marcia Esparzais an Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Henry R. Huttenbachis the Founder and Chairman of the International Academy for Genocide Prevention and Professor Emeritus of City College of the City University of New York. Daniel Feiersteinis the Director of the Center for Genocide Studies at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina, and is a Professor in the Faculty of Genocide at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Table of Contents:



Terms of Use
List of contributorsp. vii
Preface Juan Guzman Tapiap. x
Acknowledgmentsp. xiv
Introduction: globalizing Latin American studies of state violence and genocide Marcia Esparza
Part IThe roots and theoretical underpinningsp. 21
1 US hemispheric hegemony and the descent into genocidal practices in Latin America Luis Ronigerp. 23
2 Political violence in Argentina and its genocidal characteristics Daniel Feiersteinp. 44
3 Genocide in Chile? An assessment Maureen S. Hiebert and Pablo Policzerp. 64
4 Understanding the 1982 Guatemalan genocide Marc Drouinp. 81
Part IIThe mechanisms of violencep. 105
5 "Industrial repression" and Operation Condor in Latin America J. Patrice Mcsherryp. 107
6 The United States and torture: lessons from Latin America Jennifer K. Harburyp. 124
7 State violence and repression in Rosario during the Argentine dictatorship, 1976-83 Gabriela Aguilap. 137
8 US-Colombian relations in the 1980s: political violence and the onset of the Unión Patriótic genocide Andrei Gómez-Suárezp. 152
Part IIIThe aftermath of state violence and genocidep. 167
9 Political violence, justice, and reconciliation in Latin America Ernesto Verdejap. 169
10 Vicious legacies? State violence(s) in Argentina Guillermina S.Serip. 182
11 Courageous soldiers (valientes soldados): politics of concealment in the aftermath of state violence in Chile Marcia Esparzap. 196
12 Bringing justice to Guatemala: the need to confront genocide and other crimes against humanity Raul Molina Mejíap. 209
Conclusions: unfinished business - in search of the next agenda Henry R. Huttenbachp. 235
Selected bibliographyp. 238
Indexp. 243

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