"I have given chapters of this book to our clients-- survivors of
state-supported terror in Latin America-- and watched as they
nodded their heads in agreement and then asked variations of the
question: 'how can academics understand so well what was going on
in our countries?' This book uses the lens of rigorous scholarship
to bring out of the shadows the particularities and common patterns
that enabled state repression to operate so effectively in the
United States' sphere of influence for more than two decades." --
Sandra Coliver, Executive Director, Center for Justice &
Accountability, San Francisco "There are currently no volumes that
do what When States Kill accomplishes. This extraordinarily
important volume, edited by two superb scholars, will make an
outstanding contribution to many fields." -- Martha K. Huggins,
Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations,
Department of Sociology, Tulane University, and coauthor of
Violence Workers: Torturers and Murderers Reconstruct Brazilian
Atrocities "This extraordinary collection of essays locates Latin
American state terror within the context of the distinct and
influential role of U.S. foreign and military policy in the region.
This is a rare work, a 'must read' for academics from a range of
disciplines as well as human rights and refugee advocates and
lawyers." -- Carolyn Patty Blum, Clinical Professor of Law
Emeritus, Boalt Hall Law School, University of California at
Berkeley "This is an indispensable collection. Every chapter is a
jewel! Given the importance of the topic, it should become a
classic." -- Herna n Vera, Professor of Sociology, University of
Florida
Since the earlytwentieth century, technological transfers from
the United States to Latin American countries have involved
technologies of violence for social control. As the chapters in
this book illustrate, these technological transfers have taken
various forms, including the training of Latin American military
personnel in surveillance and torture and the provision of
political and logistic support for campaigns of state terror. The
human cost for Latin America has been enormous-- thousands of Latin
Americans have been murdered, disappeared, or tortured, and whole
communities have been terrorized into silence.
Organized by region, the essays in this book address the topic
of state-sponsored terrorism in a variety of ways. Most take the
perspective that state-directed political violence is a modern
development of a regional political structure in which U.S.
political interests weigh heavily. Others acknowledge that Latin
American states enthusiastically received U.S. support for their
campaigns of terror. A few see local culture and history as key
factors in the implementation of state campaigns of political
violence. Together, all the essays exemplify how technologies of
terror have been transferred among various Latin American
countries, with particular attention to the role that the United
States, as a "strong" state, has played in such transfers.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
