A lexicon of terror : Argentina and the legacies of torture / Marguerite Feitlowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feitlowitz, Marguerite.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric--Political aspects--Argentina--History.

Rhetoric.

Political violence--Argentina--History.

Political violence.

Disappeared persons--Argentina--History.

Disappeared persons.

Terrorism--Argentina--History.

Terrorism.

Argentina--Politics and government--1955-1983.

Argentina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and updated, with a new epilogue.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tanks roaring over farmlands, pregnant women tortured, 30,000 individuals ""disappeared""--these were the horrors of Argentina's Dirty War. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Finalist for the L.L. Winship / PEN New England Award in 1998, A Lexicon of Terror is a sensitive and unflinching account of the sadism, paranoia, and deception the military junta unleashed on the Argentine people from 1976 to 1983. This updated edition features a new epilogue that chronicles major political, legal, and social developments in Argentina since the book's initial publication. It also continues the

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Gentlemen's Coup; A Lexicon of Terror; 1 A Lexicon of Terror; 2 Night and Fog; 3 "Life Here Is Normal,"; 4 The Land Mourneth; 5 The House of the Blind; 6 "The Scilingo Effect" The Past Is a Predator; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-975303-2

1-283-00986-2

9786613009869

0-19-975326-1

OCLC:

704432450