The El Mozote massacre : human rights and global implications /

"This book brings a fresh perspective on what may be the largest massacre in modern Latin American history. Many new additions are included, such as data from half a dozen field trips, discussions of reconstruction and the fight for justice, and the relation of the massacre to the region"-...

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Main Authors: Binford, Leigh, 1948 (Author)
Published: The University of Arizona Press,
Publisher Address: Tucson :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
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Summary: "This book brings a fresh perspective on what may be the largest massacre in modern Latin American history. Many new additions are included, such as data from half a dozen field trips, discussions of reconstruction and the fight for justice, and the relation of the massacre to the region"--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: xxii, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-365) and index.
ISBN: 9780816532162 (paperback : alkaline paper) :
0816532168 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: F1488
CLC: K744.5
Call Number: K744.5/B612-1/rev. & exp. ed.
Contents: Preface to the revised edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: Reducing cultural distance in human rights reporting -- The massacre -- The eye of the oligarchy -- The U.S. cover-up -- The nascent community of El Mozote -- The politics of repression and survival in northern Morazán -- Investigation and judgment -- A reformed military? -- History and memory -- Representation, witness, and silence -- The struggle for justice -- Nunca Más!: El Mozote, human rights, and transitional justice -- Chronology.