Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in Guatemala - Rilegato

Sanford, Victoria

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1403960232 ISBN 13: 9781403960238

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Riassunto

An exposé of Guatemala's genocidal campaign against the Maya in the late 1970s and mid-1980s documents the massacres and displacements that took place as well as the experiences of Maya survivors seeking justice and healing.

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Recensione:

'No book on this topic has approached the thoroughness and raw impact of Victoria Sandford's Buried Secrets.' - Christian Parenti, San Diego Union-Tribune

'...Sanford critically and eloquantly documents the U.S. sponsored violations of human rights in Guatemala.' - Lilliana Patricia Sandeman, San Antonio Express-News

'This landmark book reaches out to those who are trying to understand Guatemala...' - Jim Przepasniak, El Paso Times

'Victoria Sanford leads us into a powerful and heartbreaking history of testimonies. Her journey into this war zone ... is clear-eyed, haunting and, above all, close to the ground.' - Michael Ondaatje, Author of Anil's Ghost

'The genocide in Guatemala and how survivors have dealt with it constitutes, in Victora Sanford's gripping and compassionate tale, a crucial lesson in ways in which to keep memory and hope alive.' - Ariel Dorfman, Author of Death and the Maiden

L'autore:

Victoria Sanford is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute on Violence and Survival at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. She is also the author ofViolencia y Genocidio en Guatemala (2003).

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1403960232
• ISBN 13: 9781403960238
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 352