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Shining and Other Paths War and Society in Peru, 1980-1995

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ISBN-10: 082232217X

ISBN-13: 9780822322177

Edition: 1998

Authors: Steve J. Stern, John Tutino

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An account of the social experiences at the heart of the war waged between Shining Path and the Peruvian military during the 1980s and early 1990s. The book analyzes the brutal reshaping of life and politics during a war that cost tens of thousands of lives.
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 9/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

About the Series
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction. Beyond Enigma: An Agenda for Interpreting Shining Path and Peru, 1980-1995
Within and Against History: Conceptualizing Roots
From Race to Class: Insurgent Intellectuals de provincia in Peru, 1910-1970
On Poor Relations and the Nouveau Riche: Shining Path and the Radical Peruvian Left
Chronicle of a Path Foretold? Velasco's Revolution, Vanguardia Revolucionaria, and "Shining Omens" in the Indigenous Communities of Andahuaylas
The Conquest that Failed: The War for the Center-South
Introduction to Part II
Harvesting Storms: Peasant Rondas and the Defeat of Sendero Luminoso in Ayacucho
Family, Culture, and "Revolution": Everyday Life with Sendero Luminoso
The War of the Central Sierra
Villagers at Arms: War and Counterrevolution in the Central-South Andes
Obliterating Third Paths: The Battles of Lima and Puno
Introduction to Part III
Shining Path and the "Decisive Battle" in Lima's Barriadas: The Case of Villa El Salvador
Apogee and Crisis of a "Third Path": Mariateguismo, "People's War," and Counterinsurgency in Puno, 1987-1994
Women as Citizen-Subjects: Exploring the Gendered War
Introduction to Part IV
Women in War: Impact and Responses
Political Rule, Political Culture: The Ironic Legacies of War
Introduction to Part V
Civil-Military Relations in Peru, 1980-1996: How to Control and Coopt the Military (and the consequences of doing so)
Alberto Fujimori: "The Man Peru Needed?"
Sendero Luminoso and Human Rights: A Perverse Logic that Captured the Country
Human Rights and Social Referents: The Construction of New Sensibilities
Conclusion. Shining and Other Paths: The Origins, Dynamics, and Legacies of War, 1980-1995
Abbreviations and Organizations
Bibliography
Index
Contributors