Shining Path - Guerrilla War in Peru's Northern Highlands

The Insurrection mounted by the Sendero Luminoso or Shining Path' guerrilla movement, sparked one of the most vicious civil wars in Latin American history, in which an estimated 69,000 people lost their lives. This book examines the origins and trajectory of the conflict in the Cajabamba-Huamachuco region, located in the country's northern sierra.

Product details

• Authors: Lewis Taylor
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781846310164
• ISBN: 978-1-84631-016-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Liverpool Latin American Studi; Liverpool Latin American Studi
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous