How difficult it is to be God : Shining Path's politics of war in Peru, 1980-1999 / Carlos Ivan Degregori ; edited and with an introduction by Steve J. Stern ; translated by Nancy Appelbaum [and others].
| Author/creator | Degregori, Carlos Iván |
| Other author | Stern, Steve J., 1951- |
| Other author | Appelbaum, Nancy P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Madison : The University of Wisconsin Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xix, 250 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Qué difícil es ser Dios. English |
| Series | Critical human rights Critical human rights. ^A1107858 |
| Contents | Beyond orientalism in twentieth-century Peru : Carlos Iván Degregori and the Shining Path war -- The years we lived in danger : the armed conflict, 1980-1999 -- How social sciences failed? On the trail of Shining Path, an elusive object of study -- The maturation of a cosmocrat and the construction of a community of discourse -- Revolution by handbook : the expansion of Marxism-Leninism in the social sciences and the origins of Shining Path -- Youth, peasants, and political violence : Ayacucho, 1980-1983 -- Harvesting storms : peasant rondas and the defeat of Shining Path in Ayacucho -- How difficult it is to be God : ideology and political violence in Shining Path -- Open wounds and elusive rights : reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012010942 |
| ISBN | 9780299289249 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0299289249 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780299289232 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0299289230 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6433 .P4 D4513 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |