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Author Green, W. John, 1963- author.

Title A history of political murder in Latin America : killing the messengers of change / W. John Green
Published Albany : SUNY Press, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 360 pages)
Series SUNY series in global modernity
SUNY series in global modernity.
Contents Introduction: A political culture of murder -- Key terms and acronyms by country -- Part One. The practice of political murder in Latin America -- Targets and victims -- Dirty war mechanics -- Bodies of the slain -- Part Two. Justifications, associations, and consequences -- Dirty warriors on dirty war -- International collaborations and the conflicted roles of the United States -- The enduring appeal and continuing challenge of political murder in Latin America and beyond -- Appendix: Political murder in Latin America : individual country narratives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Political violence -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Murder -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Assassination -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Disappeared persons -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Massacres -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Political persecution -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
State-sponsored terrorism -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Political culture -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Assassination
Disappeared persons
Massacres
Murder
Political culture
Political persecution
Political violence
Politics and government
Social conditions
State-sponsored terrorism
SUBJECT Latin America -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88004559
Latin America -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Subject Latin America
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781438456652
1438456654