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 InfoMadison : The University of Wisconsin Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxix, 250 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleQué difícil es ser Dios. English
SeriesCritical 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012010942
ISBN9780299289249 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0299289249 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780299289232 (e-book)
ISBN0299289230 (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks HV6433 .P4 D4513 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold