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1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The methodological crisis revisited -- A postcolonial reenactment : the Cold War Civil Self-Defense Patrol system -- A chameleon-like army : civic action, a postcolonial strategy -- The beheading of a popular Maya uprising in a "red community" -- Early disbanding, postwar resistance and na'tab'al (memory) -- "Inverted discourse" : collaboration in "white communities" -- Nationalistic mythology revival : failure to dismantle the internal enemy myth -- A "silence that hurts" : garrison communities -- Militaristic legacies : lynching and La Cadena -- Decree 3-2014 : a foreseen aftermath. |
| Summary |
"Although the Guatemalan Civil War ended more than two decades ago, its bloody legacy continues to resonate even today. In Silenced Communities, author Marcia Esparza offers an ethnographic account of the failed demilitarization of the rural militia in the town of Santo Tomás Chichicastenango following the conflict. Combining insights from postcolonialism, subaltern studies, and theories of internal colonialism, Esparza explores the remarkable resilience of ideologies and practices engendered in the context of the Cold War, demonstrating how the lingering effects of grassroots militarization affect Indigenous communities that continue to struggle with inequality and marginalization."--Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chichicastenango (Guatemala) -- History.
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Civil-military relations -- Guatemala.
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Civil-military relations. |
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Guatemala. |
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Guatemala -- Militia -- History.
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Militia. |
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History. |
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Guatemala -- Armed Forces -- Demobilization.
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Armed Forces. |
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Guatemala -- Armed Forces -- Civic action.
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Human rights -- Guatemala.
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Militarism -- Guatemala.
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Guatemala -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1996 -- Influence.
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Human rights. |
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. |
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Militarism. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Genocide & War Crimes. |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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Armed Forces -- Civic action. |
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Armed Forces -- Demobilization. |
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Guatemala -- Chichicastenango. |
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Guatemalan Civil War (Guatemala : 1960-1996) |
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1960-1996 |
| Indexed Term |
civil patrols PACs |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Esparza, Marcia. Silenced communities. New York : Berghahn, 2018 9781785336874 (DLC) 2017037762 (OCoLC)986237313 |
| ISBN |
9781785336881 electronic book |
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1785336886 electronic book |
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9781785336874 hardcover |
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1785336878 hardcover |
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