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Between 1975 and 1982 the Guatemalan military systematically and sadistically punished the campesino population for the activities of guerrilleros in their region. This account by Ricardo Falla, an anthropologist and Jesuit priest who is himself a Guatemalan exile, shows how the victims and their communities were destroyed and provides a detailed record of assassinations and disappearances. The book also bears witness to the work of Catholic priests who are dedicating themselves to improving the lives of the peoples of Central America.
List of contents
Part 1 Selective repression: the first abductions (l0th June to 7th July 1975); persecution of the Church; abductions and torture (1979 to 1981); selective massacres and terror (1981). Part 2 Scorched earth: massacres to the east of Ixcan (13th to 28th February 1982); first part of the massacre of the Cuarto Pueblo Nueva Concepcion Centre (14th March 1982); second part of the massacres of Cuarto Pueblo (14th to 16th March 1982); the living and the dead (Cuarto Pueblo); respite in the spate of massacres; Los Angeles and Pueblo Nuevo (23rd to 30th March 1982); massacre in succession; Xalbal (31st March to 2nd April 1982); circular offensives; Piedras Blancas (18th to 30th May 1982); place of torment; paths towards dawn; population in resistance and refugess (June to October 1982).
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Summary
Between 1975 and 1982 the Guatemalan military systematically and sadistically punished the campesino population for the activities of guerrilleros in their region. This account by Ricardo Falla, an anthropologist and Jesuit priest who is himself a Guatemalan exile, shows how the victims and their communities were destroyed and provides a detailed record of assassinations and disappearances. The book also bears witness to the work of Catholic priests who are dedicating themselves to improving the lives of the peoples of Central America.
