The quiet revolutionaries : seeking justice in Guatemala / Frank M. Afflitto and Paul Jesilow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Afflitto, Frank M., 1960-

Contributor:

Jesilow, Paul, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disappeared persons--Guatemala.

Disappeared persons.

State-sponsored terrorism--Guatemala.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Disappeared persons' families--Guatemala.

Disappeared persons' families.

Disappeared persons' families--Guatemala--Political activity.

Human rights movements--Guatemala.

Human rights movements.

Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996.

Guatemala.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The last three decades of the twentieth century brought relentless waves of death squads, political kidnappings, and other traumas to the people of Guatemala. Many people fled the country to escape the violence. Yet, at the same moment, a popular movement for justice brought together unlikely bands of behind-the-scenes heroes, blurring ethnic, geographic, and even class lines. The Quiet Revolutionaries is drawn from interviews conducted by Frank Afflitto in the early 1990s with more than eighty survivors of the state-sanctioned violence. Gathered under frequently life-threatening circumstances, the observations and recollections of these inspiring men and women form a unique perspective on collective efforts to produce change in politics, law, and public consciousness. Examined from a variety of perspectives, from sociological to historical, their stories form a rich ethnography. While it is still too soon to tell whether stable, long-term democracy will prevail in Guatemala, the successes of these fascinating individuals provide a unique understanding of revolutionary resistance.

Contents:

Some background

Access was not easy

Chronic ambiguity

Seeking justice

The social movement to end impunity

The movement is fragmented by the peace accords

Identity, rule of law, and democracy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-202) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79473-8

OCLC:

646761192