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Single, Numberless Death
Nora Strejilevich
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Description for Single, Numberless Death
Paperback. Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Strejilevich here expresses the "choir of voices" of those imprisoned and abused. Translator(s): Torre, Cristina de la. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADSL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG; BTP; DCF; FA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Ostensibly part of a systemic campaign to eliminate left-wing terrorism, the violence perpetrated by the junta far exceeded anything the leftists ever dreamed of, enveloping not only the violent left but other dissidents and innocent civilians as well, and particularly targeting the Jewish population. A ""desaparecida"" herself, Strejilevich survived kidnapping and torture to speak of her experiences with a realism that extends from one end of the political ... Read more
Nora Strejilevich was a young woman when her brother and other family members and friends disappeared at the hands of the military junta that held power in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Ostensibly part of a systemic campaign to eliminate left-wing terrorism, the violence perpetrated by the junta far exceeded anything the leftists ever dreamed of, enveloping not only the violent left but other dissidents and innocent civilians as well, and particularly targeting the Jewish population. A ""desaparecida"" herself, Strejilevich survived kidnapping and torture to speak of her experiences with a realism that extends from one end of the political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813921310
SKU
V9780813921310
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About Nora Strejilevich
Nora Strejilevich is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at San Diego State University.
Reviews for Single, Numberless Death
Shifting from present to a past of horror in the late seventies, and an even remoter past of fond family memories, Nora Strejilevich mixes quotes from [General Jorge Rafael] Videla and [Admiral Emilio] Massera with CONADEP records and poetic fragments to convey a full picture of [Argentina's infamous Dirty War].... Truly praiseworthy. - Buenos Aires Herald ""A hymn to the ... Read more