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Fujimori's Peru : deception in the public sphere / Catherine M. Conaghan.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conaghan, Catherine M.
- Series:
- Pitt Latin American series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fujimori, Alberto.
- Political corruption.
- History.
- Peru--Politics and government--1980-.
- Peru.
- Politics and government.
- Political corruption--Peru--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Examines Alberto Fujimori's corrupt presidency, and the thin line between democracy and dictatorship, demonstrating how closely they can resemble one another. Analyzes how public institutions can empower dictators and also bring them down.
- Contents:
- The permanent coup
- Fujimori meets the press
- Dissolving Peru
- Formalizing the coup
- Peru can't stop
- The reelection project
- Kidnapping the media
- Peru 2000
- Reelection and resistance
- Fujimori falling
- Everybody knew.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-300) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822942593
- OCLC:
- 57730793
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