Intimate enemies
Subtitle: violence and reconciliation in Peru
By: Kimberly Theidon
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rights; Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 461
ISBN-13: 9780812244502
Subjects: Politics and government; Mental health; Postwar reconstruction; Political violence; Conflict management; War victims
Description: "In the aftermath of a civil war, former enemies are left living side by side - and often the enemy is a son-in-law, a godfather, an old schoolmate, or the community that lies just across the valley. Though the internal conflict in Peru at the end of the twentieth century was incited and organized by insurgent Senderistas, the violence and destruction were carried out not only by Peruvian armed forces but also by civilians. In the wake of war, any given Peruvian community may consist of ex-Senderistas, current sympathizers, widows, orphans, army veterans - a volatile social landscape. These survivors, though fully aware of the potential danger posed by their neighbors, must nonetheless endeavor to live and labor alongside their intimate enemies. Drawing on years of research with communities in the highlands of Ayacucho, Kimberly Theidon explores how Peruvians are rebuilding both individual lives and collective existence following twenty years of armed conflict"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.