ISBN:
9780822378907
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.6098
Keywords:
State-sponsored terrorism -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
;
State-sponsored terrorism -- Latin America -- History -- 21st century
;
Latin America -- Politics and government -- 20th century
;
Latin America -- Politics and government -- 21st century
;
State-sponsored terrorism ; Latin America ; History ; 20th century..
;
State-sponsored terrorism ; Latin America ; History ; 21st century..
;
Latin America ; Politics and government ; 20th century..
;
Latin America ; Politics and government ; 21st century
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Analyzing the conditions under which dehumanizing cruelty came to be used by states and rogue groups in Latin America, Jean Franco argues that acts of extreme cruelty and the ways they are rationalized are defining features of modernity.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The "Insignificant Incident" and Its Aftermath -- 2. Alien to Modernity -- 3. Raping the Dead -- 4. Killers, Torturers, Sadists, and Collaborators -- 5. Revolutionary Justice -- 6. Cruel Survival -- 7. Tortured Souls -- 8. The Ghostly Arts -- 9. Apocalypse Now -- Afterword. Hypocrite Modernity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822378907
Permalink
