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Democracy in Chile: The Legacy of September 11, 1973
Silvia Nagy-Zekmi (Ed.)
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Description for Democracy in Chile: The Legacy of September 11, 1973
Paperback. In the 1990s, Latin America emerged from the horror of massive human rights violations as it returned to civilian-elected regimes. This volume aims to explore the lasting legacy of the transformations brought about by the oppressive regimes of the '70s and '80s as they are experienced in the cultural, social and intellectual life of the region. Editor(s): Nagy-Zekmi, Silvia; Leiva, Fernando. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
In the 1990s, Latin America emerged from the horror of massive and systematic human rights violations as the region returned to civilian-elected regimes. Many hoped that such transitions would bring about significant political, economic and cultural change: the rebuilding a more democratic order based on a "culture of human rights" that would reinvigorate democratic practices in the region. Despite the change in political regimes, such aspirations have come up against the "recalcitrant realities" of enduring military enclaves demanding impunity for past crimes, the persistence of neoliberal economics, ineffective and, in some cases, corrupt government coalitions, as well as the seemingly ... Read more
In the 1990s, Latin America emerged from the horror of massive and systematic human rights violations as the region returned to civilian-elected regimes. Many hoped that such transitions would bring about significant political, economic and cultural change: the rebuilding a more democratic order based on a "culture of human rights" that would reinvigorate democratic practices in the region. Despite the change in political regimes, such aspirations have come up against the "recalcitrant realities" of enduring military enclaves demanding impunity for past crimes, the persistence of neoliberal economics, ineffective and, in some cases, corrupt government coalitions, as well as the seemingly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845192020
SKU
V9781845192020
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About Silvia Nagy-Zekmi (Ed.)
Silvia Nagy-Zekmi is a professor of Latin American literature and cultural studies at Villanova University. She is the author of Paralelismos transatlanticos: Postcolonialidad y narrativa femenina en America Latina y Africa del Norte. Fernando Leiva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University at Albany. With James Petras, he co-authored Democracy and ... Read more
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