Title: Political Violence and the Authoritarian State in Peru
Subtitle: Silencing Civil Society
Description: The Shining Path was one of the most brutal insurgencies ever seen in the Western Hemisphere. This book explores the devastating effects of insurgent violence and the state's brutal countersurgency methods on Peruvian civil society.
Subjects: Politics and government, Political violence, Authoritarianism, Civil society, Human rights, Peru, politics and government, Violence politique, Autoritarisme, Société civile, HISTORY, Politische Verfolgung, Politische Bewegung, Gewalttätigkeit
Places: Peru
Time periods: 1980-