Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 312 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0822957264
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0822972123
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0822941236
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9780822957263
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9780822972129
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9780822941231
Series Statement:
Pitt Latin American series
Content:
Secret Dialogues uncovers an unexpected development in modern Latin American history: the existence of secret talks between generals and Roman Catholic bishops at the height of Brazil's military dictatorship. During the brutal term of Emílio Garrastazú Médici, the Catholic Church became famous for its progressivism. However, new archival sources demonstrate that the church also sought to retain its privileges and influence by exploring a potential alliance with the military. From 1970 to 1974 the secret Bipartite Commission worked to resolve church-state conflict and to define the boundary be
Content:
Introduction -- The Church and the Army : modernization and the dual revolution -- The making of a devout golpista -- Prelude to the Bipartite : dialogue, torture, and diplomacy, 1968-1970 -- Dialogue in the shadows : the creation and function of the Bipartite -- Social justice or subversion? -- The cotton between the crystals -- The struggle against human rights abuses and censorship -- Death in Barra Mansa : the admission and punishment of torture -- Anatomy of a death : the case of Alexandre Vannucchi Leme -- Conclusion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-293) and index
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Serbin, Ken Secret dialogues Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2000
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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