Introduction
Part I: Human Rights, State Terrorism, and Latin America
Chapter 1: The Human Rights Revolution
Chapter 2: The Latin American Human Rights Crisis
Part II: The Dirty Wars
Chapter 3: Chile under State Terrorism
Chapter 4: The Dirty War in Argentina
Part III: Justice versus Impunity
Chapter 5: Argentina: The Sinuous Path of Transitional Justice
Chapter 6: Chile: Impunity, Truth, and Justice in a Protected
Democracy
Conclusion: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights
Thomas C. Wright is professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Thomas Wright helps us to understand the ways in which justice and
impunity have clashed head on in the crisis over human rights in
Latin America. . . . Tell[s] a most instructive and comprehensive
story through the comparison of Chile and Argentina. . . . This
book will be useful for graduate and undergraduate courses in Latin
America, peace and justice studies, and democratization, as well as
for those interested in better understanding why it has taken so
long for justice to be obtained in Latin America.
*Journal of Latin American Studies*
Thomas C. Wright's State Terrorism in Latin America provides a
concise and extremely readable synthesis. . . . Wright's
comparative approach offers fresh insights. . . . Wright's
international perspective marks a truly original contribution, and
his broad synthesis brings together material that was formerly
scattered in more specialized studies.
*Hispanic American Historical Review*
Wright draws from extensive personal interviews as well as
scholarly resources to explore the impact of state terrorism in
Latin America between l970 and 1990. . . . Well written with full
documentation, his book makes a valuable contribution to both Latin
American and international human rights scholarship. . . . Highly
recommended.
*CHOICE*
An in-depth account of the Chilean and Argentine dictatorships. His
cogent descriptions of their rise to power, their evolving
structures, and their systematic abuses provide an excellent
overview of this period, particularly for those new to the field. .
. . Detailed, compelling, and highly useful . . . it has value for
novices and experts alike.
*Journal of Interdisciplinary History*
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