Terror in the land of the Holy Spirit
Subtitle: Guatemala under General Efraín Ríos Montt, 1982-1983
By: by Virginia Garrard-Burnett.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195379648
Subjects: Ríos Montt, Efraín -- Political and social views; Ríos Montt, Efraín -- Religion; State-sponsored terrorism -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century; Political violence -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century; Mayas -- Crimes against -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century; Human rights -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century; Christianity and politics -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century; Presidents -- Guatemala -- Biography; Guatemala -- Politics and government -- 1945-1985; Guatemala -- Politics and government -- 1945-1985
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ríos Montt earns his place in the history books : debates about la violencia; title: Guatemala's descent into an ideology of violence; title: Ríos Montt and the new Guatemala; title: Violence; title: "Los que matan en el nombre de Dios" : Ríos Montt and the religious question; title: Blind eyes and willful ignorance : US foreign policy, media, and foreign evangelicals.