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Informationen zum Autor By Thomas C. Wright Klappentext This cogent book examines the tragic development and ultimate resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas Wright focuses especially on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983). He offers a nuanced exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements, clearly demonstrating how state terrorism in these countries strengthened the international human rights lobby and how, in turn, that more powerful lobby ultimately helped bring repressors to justice. These intertwined themes make this book important reading not only for Latin Americanists but for students of human rights and international relations as well. Zusammenfassung Examines the tragic development and resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. This book focuses on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983). It offers an exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I: Human Rights, State Terrorism, and Latin AmericaChapter 1: The Human Rights RevolutionChapter 2: The Latin American Human Rights CrisisPart II: The Dirty WarsChapter 3: Chile under State TerrorismChapter 4: The Dirty War in ArgentinaPart III: Justice versus ImpunityChapter 5: Argentina: The Sinuous Path of Transitional JusticeChapter 6: Chile: Impunity, Truth, and Justice in a Protected DemocracyConclusion: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights