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Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina.
Title:
Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina.
Author:
Robben, Antonius C. G. M.
ISBN:
9780812203318
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (480 pages)
Series:
The Ethnography of Political Violence
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Groundswell: The Rise and Fall of Argentine Crowds -- 1. Changing the Course of History: Dignity, Emancipation, and Entrenchment -- 2. The Time of the Furnaces: Proscription, Compromise, and Insurrection -- 3. A Breeze Turned into Hurricane: The Apogee of Crowd Mobilization -- 4. Crowd Clashes: Euphoria, Disenchantment, and Rupture -- Part II. Utopia Lost: Guerrilla War and Counterinsurgency -- 5. Shots in the Night: Revenge, Revolution, and Insurgency -- 6. The Long Arm of Popular Justice: Punishment, Rebellion, and Sacrifice -- 7. Revolution Postponed: Anger, Frustration, and Entitlement -- 8. The Shadows of Death: Improvisation, Counterinsurgency, and Downfall -- Part Ill. Breaking Hearts and Minds: Torture, Self, and Resocialization -- 9. The War of Cultures: Hierarchy Versus Equality, Christianity Versus Marxism -- 10. The Wheelworks of Repression: Assault, Abduction, and Annihilation -- 11. The Operating Theater: Torture, Dehumanization, and Traumatization -- 12. Political Prisons and Secret Detention Centers: Dismantlement, Desocialization, and Rehabilitation -- Part IV. Argentina's Nightmare: The Forced Disappearance -- 13. The Disappearance: Despair, Terror, and Fear -- 14. The Search: Hope, Anguish, and Illusion -- 15. The Call for Truth: Defiance, Resistance, and Maternal Power -- 16. Recovery and Reburial of the Past: Democracy, Accountability, and Impunity -- Conclusion: The Spirals of Violence and Trauma -- Appendix 1: Interview List -- Appendix 2: Acronyms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Challenging the notion that violence simply breeds more violence, Antonius C. G. M. Robben's provocative study argues that in Argentina violence led to trauma, and that trauma led to more violence.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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