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“This is a riveting analysis of the rise and fall of Peru’s left during the 1970s–1990s. Drawing on scores of personal interviews, Feinstein puts us in the room where the leaders of Peru’s leftist political parties struggled to cope with the challenge posed by the savage Shining Path insurgency.” —Cynthia McClintock, author of Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America



Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Maps and Images

Spanish Language Terms

Acronyms List and Glossary

Regional Maps

Introduction

1. Revolution from Above or Below? (1960s-1970s)

2. Entering the Democratic Game – The Birth of Izquierda Unida (1980-1983)

3. To Support or Oppose the Populist Center? (1983-1986)

4. Days of Barbarity – The 1986 Lima Prison Massacres

5. The Center Cannot Hold –The First and Last Congress of Izquierda Unida at Huampaní (1989)

6. Fighting Against the Tide: María Elena’s Last Stand (1992)

7. The Afterlife of War: Post-Conflict Memory in Peru (2000-2019)

Conclusion

Bibliography

The Fate of Peruvian Democracy

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      Publisher University of Notre Dame Press
      Published 15 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9780268206222
      978-0268206222
      ISBN-10 0268206228
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      Political ideologies and movements Violence and abuse in society

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      “This is a riveting analysis of the rise and fall of Peru’s left during the 1970s–1990s. Drawing on scores of personal interviews, Feinstein puts us in the room where the leaders of Peru’s leftist political parties struggled to cope with the challenge posed by the savage Shining Path insurgency.” —Cynthia McClintock, author of Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America



      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      List of Maps and Images

      Spanish Language Terms

      Acronyms List and Glossary

      Regional Maps

      Introduction

      1. Revolution from Above or Below? (1960s-1970s)

      2. Entering the Democratic Game – The Birth of Izquierda Unida (1980-1983)

      3. To Support or Oppose the Populist Center? (1983-1986)

      4. Days of Barbarity – The 1986 Lima Prison Massacres

      5. The Center Cannot Hold –The First and Last Congress of Izquierda Unida at Huampaní (1989)

      6. Fighting Against the Tide: María Elena’s Last Stand (1992)

      7. The Afterlife of War: Post-Conflict Memory in Peru (2000-2019)

      Conclusion

      Bibliography

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