The Guatemalan military project : a violence called democracy / Jennifer Schirmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schirmer, Jennifer G.

Series:

Pennsylvania studies in human rights.

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political persecution--Guatemala--History--20th century.

Political persecution.

Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Government relations.

Indians of Central America.

Civil-military relations--Guatemala--History--20th century.

Civil-military relations.

Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985.

Guatemala.

Guatemala--Politics and government--1985-.

Guatemala--Armed Forces--Political activity--History--20th century.

Guatemala--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1999, the Guatemala truth commission issued its report on human rights violations during Guatemala's thirty-six-year civil war that ended in 1996. The commission, sponsored by the UN, estimates the conflict resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances. The commission holds the Guatemalan military responsible for 93 percent of the deaths.In The Guatemalan Military Project, Jennifer Schirmer documents the military's role in human rights violations through a series of extensive interviews striking in their brutal frankness and unique in their first-hand descriptions of the campaign against Guatemala's citizens. High-ranking officers explain in their own words their thoughts and feelings regarding violence, political opposition, national security doctrine, democracy, human rights, and law. Additional interviews with congressional deputies, Guatemalan lawyers, journalists, social scientists, and a former president give a full and balanced account of the Guatemalan power structure and ruling system.With expert analysis of these interviews in the context of cultural, legal, and human rights considerations, The Guatemalan Military Project provides a successful evaluation of the possibilities and processes of conversion from war to peace in Latin America and around the world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Maps and Chart

Introduction

Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Guatemalan Military's Rise to Power

Chapter 2. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency I

Chapter 3. Anatomy of the Counterinsurgency II

Chapter 4. Indian Soldiers and Civil Patrols of Self-Defense

Chapter 5 Civil Affairs

Chapter 6. A Military View of Law and Security

Chapter 7. Army Intelligence

Chapter 8. The Regime of Vinicio Cerezo

Chapter 9. Contradictions of the Politico-Military Project

Chapter 10. The Thesis of National Stability and Opponents of the State

Chapter 11. Conclusions

Appendix 1. Interview List

Appendix 2. Documents and Interview

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613211064

9781283211062

1283211068

9780812200591

0812200594

OCLC:

979577640