{"product_id":"silenced-communities-legacies-of-militarization-and-militarism-in-a-rural-guatemalan-town-9781785336874","title":"Silenced Communities: Legacies of Militarization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAlthough the Guatemalan Civil War ended more than two decades ago, its bloody legacy continues to resonate even today. In \u003cem\u003eSilenced Communities\u003c\/em\u003e, author Marcia Esparza offers an ethnographic account of the failed demilitarization of the rural militia in the town of Santo Tomás Chichicastenango following the conflict. Combining insights from postcolonialism, subaltern studies, and theories of internal colonialism, Esparza explores the remarkable resilience of ideologies and practices engendered in the context of the Cold War, demonstrating how the lingering effects of grassroots militarization affect indigenous communities that continue to struggle with inequality and marginalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“At the intersection of historical and military sociology, postcolonial thought and genocide studies, the author sheds light on the consequences of decades of military presence in impoverished communities in the Chichicastenango region in Western Guatemala’s highlands. Her extensive experience of over 20 years conducting research in Guatemala contributes to the in-depth analysis of this volume…All in all, Esparza’s study provides valuable insight into the mechanisms of violence in the early eighties.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Forum for Development Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“By combining postcolonial theory, military sociology and genocide studies, Marcia Esparza gives those largely silenced communities in Guatemala a sympathetic voice.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Jürgen Zimmerer\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Hamburg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"My Soul is a Military Soul\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Methodological Crisis Revisited\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Postcolonial Reenactment:The Cold War Civil Self-Defense Patrol System  \u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Chameleonlike Army: Civic Action, a Postcolonial Strategy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Beheading of a Popular Maya Uprising in a “Red Community”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eEarly Disbanding, Postwar Resistance and Na'tab'al (Memory)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Inverted Discourse:” Collaboration in “White Communities”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nationalistic Mythology Revival: Failure to Dismantle the Internal Enemy Myth\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e A “Silence That Hurts:” Garrison  Communities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Militaristic Legacies: Lynching and La Cadena\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Foreseen Aftermath: Decree 3-2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042401255767,"sku":"9781785336874","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785336874.jpg?v=1750954042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/silenced-communities-legacies-of-militarization-and-militarism-in-a-rural-guatemalan-town-9781785336874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}