Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.
Contents
"They committed no crime" : developing democratic memory -- "Nos falta capacidad" : training enterprising selves -- The capacity for democracy -- Radical pessimism : neoliberal democratic atmosphere -- Parties and projects : democratizing sovereign violence -- Cruel populism.
Access
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Summary
"Examines how democracy and development operate alongside violence as a governing assemblage and how this 'machine' both articulated and derailed the struggles for empowerment of rural Mayas in Guatemala"-- Provided by publisher.