Dirty War, Clean Hands / Paddy Woodworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodworth, Paddy, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación (Spain).

ETA (Organization).

State-sponsored terrorism--Spain.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Human rights--Spain.

Human rights.

País Vasco (Spain)--Politics and government--20th century.

País Vasco (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (491 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Spain's transition from the Franco dictatorship to a democratic state has been widely regarded as exemplary. However, this powerfully written book reveals that as Spain's first post-transition government attempted to destroy the Basque separatist group ETA, it adopted the very policies of indiscriminate terror that had characterized Franco's authoritarian regime and ETA's own strategy. Furthermore, the anti-terrorist liberation group GAL was organized and secretly funded by the government. For this paperback edition the text has been revised and thoroughly updated."A balanced, finely documented tale of how easily democratic institutions can run off the rails."-Rod Usher, Time Magazine"A complex and disturbing story magisterially deconstructed and retold . . . One of the most important books about post-Franco Spain ever published."-Paul Preston, Irish Times"[Woodworth's] writing has edge as well as elegance . . . [A] scholarly and superbly told story . . . all the hallmarks of a classic."-Eoghan Harris, Sunday Times"A brilliant piece of investigative journalism that deserves to be read ... Having mastered the labyrinth of evidence and conflicting conspiracy theories [Woodworth] takes us on a thrilling and sometimes gruesome narrative journey."-Sebastian Balfour, Times Literary Supplement

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Map of GAL Attacks in Basque Country

Map of GAL Attacks in Bayonne

Prologue: the view from a Basque balcony

1.'0nly 5,000 Years Ago'

2. Boys Become Giant-Killers

3. The First Dirty War

4. Clean Hands in Govemment

5. Fear Crosses the Border

6. Under Siege in the Sanctuary

7. ETA Between Two Fires

8. Bombing Biarritz

9. A Revolutionary Doctor

10. A Black Lady Stalks the Bars

11. Massacre at the Monbar

12. Shooting Women and Children Too

13. The GAL's War is Over

14. Grounds for Suspicion

15. Protecting Senor X

16. State Terrorism in the Dock

17. Recollections in Tranquillity

18. A Cascade of Confessions

19. Old Bones Tell Their Story

20. Who's Cheating Who?

21. The Paper Chase

22. A Divided Democracy

23. A Minister in the Dock: justice for Segundo Marey?

24. Judgement and Response : Barrionuevo in jail, Socialists in denial

25 .Waking from the Nightmare : what the GAL tells us about Spanish democracy

Epilogue

Chronology of GAL Attacks

Chronology of GAL Investigations Segundo Marey, BatxokiJConsolation and Lasa/Zabala investigations

Some Notes on the Spanish Constitution, Judiciary and Legal System

Glossary

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-17718-6

OCLC:

1024001791