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Zusatztext "Written in clear and comprehensible language, this book constitutes an important contribution to the study of transnational politics...The book constitutes a major contribution to the scholarship on Uruguay's recent political history, as well as an important resource for researchers and students of this evolution of human rights, international relations, and transnational networks." Luis Roniger, Wake Forest University, Hispanic American Historical Review Informationen zum Autor Vania Markarian was born in Uruguay in 1971. She received her BA from the Universidad de la República (Montevideo, Uruguay) in 1996. In 2003, she completed her Ph.D. Columbia University. She moved back to Montevideo in 2004 and currently works at the Universidad de la República. She has several publications on Latin American contemporary history. Klappentext This book takes an innovative look at international relations. Focusing on the worldwide campaign against abuses by the right-wing authoritarian regime in Uruguay (1973-1984), it explores how norms and ideas interact with political interests, both global and domestic. Zusammenfassung This book takes an innovative look at international relations. Focusing on the worldwide campaign against abuses by the right-wing authoritarian regime in Uruguay (1973-1984), it explores how norms and ideas interact with political interests, both global and domestic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. From Hope to Despair: Uruguay in the Twentieth Century 2. Revolution in Uruguay: An Introduction to Leftist Politics, 1967-73 3. Reorientation Abroad: Uruguayan Exiles and Transnational Politics, 1973-76 4. Worldwide Fragmentation: Transnational Human Rights and National Politics, 1976-80 5. Returning to Uruguay: From Transnational Human Rights to Transitional Politics, 1981-84. Conclusion.
