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Umfang: 1 online resource : , 19 illus.

ISBN: 9780812200591

Serie: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

Inhalt: In 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.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Maps and Chart -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Guatemalan Military's Rise to Power -- , Chapter 2. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency I -- , Chapter 3. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency II -- , Chapter 4. Indian Soldiers and Civil Patrols of Self-Defense -- , Chapter 5 Civil Affairs -- , Chapter 6. A Military View of Law and Security -- , Chapter 7. Army Intelligence -- , Chapter 8. The Regime of Vinicio Cerezo -- , Chapter 9. Contradictions of the Politico-Military Project -- , Chapter 10. The Thesis of National Stability and Opponents of the State -- , Chapter 11. Conclusions -- , Appendix 1. Interview List -- , Appendix 2. Documents and Interview -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.9783/9780812200591

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200591

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Umfang: 1 online resource (364 pages)

ISBN: 9780812200591

Serie: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser

Inhalt: Successfully combining military, political, and cultural analysis with a serious treatment of legal and human rights considerations, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the conversion from war to peace in Latin America and around the world.

Inhalt: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Maps and Chart -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of the Guatemalan Military's Rise to Power -- 2. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency I: From Tactical to Strategic Pacification -- 3. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency II: Restructuring Indigenous Life -- 4. Indian Soldiers and Civil Patrols of Self-Defense -- 5. Civil Affairs: Psychological Warfare, Social Intelligence, and the Sanctioned Mayan -- 6. A Military View of Law and Security -- 7. Army Intelligence -- 8. The Regime of Vinicio Cerezo: The Christian Democratic Party-Army Pact and the Militarization of the Presidency -- 9. Contradictions of the Politico-Military Project: Officers of the Mountain and the 1988 and 1989 Coup Attempts -- 10. The Thesis of National Stability and Opponents of the State -- 11. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Interview List -- Appendix 2: Documents and Abbreviated Interview with a G-2 Torturer -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780812217308

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780812217308

Sprache: Englisch

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