State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights

by Thomas Wright

Book Overview

This cogent book examines the tragic development and ultimate resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas Wright focuses especially on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983). He offers a nuanced exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements, clearly demonstrating how state terrorism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742537218
• ISBN13: 9780742537217
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"