Secret Dialogues

Name: Secret Dialogues
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ISBN: 9780822957263

ISBN-10: 0822957264

ISBN-13: 9780822957263

Edition: 2000

Authors: Kenneth Serbin

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Secret Dialoguesuncovers an unexpected development in modern Latin American history: the existence of secret talks between generals and Roman Catholic bishops at the height of Brazil's military dictatorship. During the brutal term of Emiacute;lio Garrastazuacute; Meacute;dici, the Catholic Church became famous for its progressivism. However, new archival sources demonstrate that the church also sought to retain its privileges and influence by exploring a potential alliance with the military. From 1970 to 1974 the secret Bipartite Commission worked to resolve church-state conflict and to define the boundary between social activism and subversion. As the bishops increasingly made defense of…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date: 10/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Glossary


Timeline



Introduction



The Church and the Army: Modernization and the Dual Revolution



The Making of a Devout Golpista



Prelude to the Bipartite: Dialogue, Torture, and Diplomacy, 1968-1970



Dialogue in the Shadows: The Creation and Function of the Bipartite



Social Justice or Subversion?



The Cotton Between the Crystals



The Struggle Against Human Rights Abuses and Censorship



Death in Barra Mansa: The Admission and Punishment of Torture



Anatomy of a Death: The Case of Alexandre Vannucchi Leme



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index