Argentina's Dirty War: An Intellectual Biography

by Donald C. Hodges

Book Overview

Argentines ask how their ultracivilized country, reputedly the most European in Latin America, could have relapsed into near-barbarism in the 1970s. This enlightening study seeks to answer that question by reviewing the underlying political events and intellectual foundations of the "dirty war" (1975-1978) and overlapping Military Process (1976-1982). It examines the ideologies and actions of the main protagonists--the armed forces, guerrillas,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292729472
• ISBN13: 9780292729476
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"