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Author:

Sheinin, David.

Title:

Consent of the damned : ordinary Argentinians in the dirty war / David M. K. Sheinin.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

216 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.
Political persecution--Argentina--History--20th century.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects--Argentina.
Political violence--Argentina--History--20th century.
Human rights--Argentina--History--20th century.
Argentina--Military policy--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.[191]-206) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: How unpopular was the Argentine dictatorship? -- Dictatorship, media, and message -- "A correct, hermeneutic reading": fantasies of a constitutional coup and the promotion of indigenous -- Rights -- The Frank War, the fabrication of an ongoing menace, and the Jews -- Democracy and the (re)shaping of human rights politics -- Finding a cynical center -- Epilogue: Saving Jorge Omar Merengo.

Summary:

An examination of the way the Argentinian military dictatorship was able to commit human rights abuses because it was abetted by the willingness of Argentine civilians to either ignore or either assist their perpetration.

ISBN:

0813042399 (alk. paper)
9780813042398 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)777602090

LCCN:

2012031671

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)