God's assassins
Subtitle: state terrorism in Argentina in the 1970s
By: Patricia Marchak ; in collaboration with William Marchak.
Contributors: Marchak, William.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: Political violence -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century.; Disappeared persons -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century.; Terrorism -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century.; Violence politique -- Argentine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.; Personnes disparues -- Argentine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.; Terrorisme -- Argentine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.; State-sponsored terrorism -- Argentina.; Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1955-1983.; Argentine -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1955-1983.; Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1955-1983.
Description: "In the words of both the perpetrators of terrorism and their victims, God's Assassins explores what happens when a state turns on its citizens. Between 1976 and 1983 an estimated 30,000 Argentines "disappeared" under the military junta. Most were imprisoned and tortured before being murdered by the military.

Patricia Marchak interviewed many who were involved in the horror, including military personnel who justified the torture and killings, Roman Catholic clergy who encouraged the state to "save" the country from liberation theology, citizens who refused to believe that their government could commit such atrocities, and survivors whose tragic personal experiences attest that a state can indeed terrify and kill its own people."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.