Shining Path: Guerrilla War in Peru's Northern Highlands
(Part of the Liverpool Latin American Studies Series)
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The Insurrection mounted by the Sendero Luminoso or 'Shining Path' guerrilla movement, sparked one of the most vicious civil wars in recent Latin American history, in which an estimated 69,000 people lost their lives. A high proportion of the victims comprised rural people from Peru's Andean mountains. Shining Path: Guerrilla War in Peru's Northern Highlands examines the origins and trajectory of the conflict in the Cajabamba-Huamachuco region, located in the country's northern sierra, a hitherto ignored theatre of conflict in Peru's recent civil war. Central to the book is the changing relations between guerrilla fighters and the rural population. How, and to what extent, did the Shining Path succeed in building popular support? What tensions arose between the rebels and the civilians? The book also surveys the literature on Shining Path dealing with the Ayacucho and other departments, comparing and contrasting developments elsewhere in the north.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846310164
ISBN13:9781846310164
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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Americas Central America History Latin America Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Peru South AmericaCustomer Reviews
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