A lexicon of terror: Argentina and the legacies of torture, revised and updated with a new epilogue

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Finalist for the L.L. Winship. PEN New England Award in 1998, A Lexicon of Terror is a sensitive and unflinching account of the sadism, paranoia, and deception the military junta unleashed on the Argentine people from 1976 to 1983. This updated edition features a new epilogue that chronicles major political, legal, and social developments inArgentina since the book's initial publication. A Lexicon of Terror vividly evokes this shocking era and tells of the long-lasting effects it has left on the Argentine culture. INDICE: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Gentlemen's Coup; 1. ALexicon of Terror; 2. Night and Fog; 3. 'Life Here Is Normal'; 4. The Land ofMourneth; 5. The House of the Blind; 6. 'The Scilingo Effect' The Past Is a Predator; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-974469-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés