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Nunca Mas: The Report of the Argentine National Commission on the Disappeared with an introduction by Ronald Dworkin. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986, 463 pp. $22.50 (cloth). This report of an...
...Viking Penguin, 1986, 116 pp...
...Rivabella, an Argentine writer and journalist living in New York, bases his work on interviews with women who underwent torture...
...This timely and well-documented study chronicles Reagan's "total war" against the Sandinistas from 1981-1987...
...Miskito, Creole and Sumo women describe their daily lives and thoughts under Somoza and the Sandinistas...
...Simon and Shuster, 1987, $19.45 (cloth...
...8.95 (paper...
...Catalogues the covert, economic and military aspects of the war in a comprehensive and refreshingly illustrated fashion...
...In examining Argentina's recent attempts to bring its war criminals to justice, this report provides a clear analysis and summary of the transition to democracy...
...Per6n and the Enigmas of Argentina by Robert Crassweller...
...policy towards Nicaragua and Central America...
...Henry Holt, 1986, 85 pp...
...This report of an official inquiry-headed by writer Ernesto Sdbato-contains hundreds of chilling excerpts from testimony given by victims of the 1976-1983 dictatorship...
...R"4tw oral history including interviews with Nicaraguan peasants, politicians, teachers, trade unionists, mothers and factory workers...
...A unique and personal account which caused a sensation in Cuba...
...22.95 (cloth...
...University of California Press, 1987, 398 pp...
...4.95 (paper...
...Everyone should have this edition of cartoons from the creator of Mafalda...
...Nunca Mds systematically examines the nature of the repression, the victims' characteristics, the judiciary's role and the ideolovgy behind the "dirty war...
...Argentina 1516-1982: From Spanish Colonization to the Falklands War by David Rock...
...The Price of Intervention: Reagan's Wars Against the Sandinistas by Peter Kombluh...
...In these conversations with the Brazilian priest, Frei Betto, Castro not only discusses religion in Cuba, but also his life, family, the revolution and its actors...
...A horrifying account of torture told through the eyes of a priest who tries to piece together the fragmented diary of a "disappeared" woman...
...This U.S...
...Truth and Partial Justice in Argentina, an Americas Watch report, August 1987, 88 pp...
...The World of Quino A collection of drawings by Quino...
...37.50 (cloth...
...Fin de Siglo, a monthly magazine published by the Committee of Latin American Journalists (COPEL), Buenos Aires, 80 pp...
...Airmail subscription rates: $40/6 issues...
...8.95 (paper...
...Through fiction, the story explores the psychology of the "disappeared" and those who seek them...
...Kombluh argues that in fighting for the "hearts and minds" of the North American public, the Administration has seriously and harmfully manipulated public perceptions of U.S...
...Illustrated with exceptional black and white photos by the authors...
...Requiem for a Woman's Soul by Omar Rivabella...
...45 (cloth...
...edition contains an excellent introduction that provides background on one of the most nightmarish periods in recent history...
...Also included are statements by former police and military officers...
...Send inquiries or checks to Fin de Siglo, 193 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217...
...The author has devised an intriguing conceptual framework for tackling the issue and, through the two case studies, offers a careful analysis of technology policymaking, a key component of economic development programs...
...A new and highly readable biography of Per6n by a former ITT General Counsel for Latin America...
...University of California Press, 1985, 507 pp...
...paper...
...As cat cartoonist B. Kliban said of Joaquin Lavado (Quino), "there is another black-belt cartoonist loose in the world...
...75/12 issues, institutional rate double...
...An unusual and thought-provoking 12 REPORT ON THE AMERICAS 14...
...Institute for Policy Studies, 1987, 287 pp...
...Thoroughly researched and well-told, the book offers a curious sub-plot tracing the author's vision of "Argentine enigmas" personified in Per6n...
...An insightful, if academic, comparative study of Argentina's and Brazil's attempts to break their technological dependence on multinational corporations...
...Former staff members have re-grouped at Fin de Siglo, which covers politics, ethics and culture...
...An excellent presentation of Alfonsin's policies, the findings of the National Commission on the Disappeared, the military trials, the punto final and obediencia debida laws which let much of the brass off the hook...
...A one-volume comprehensive history of Argentina, with useful maps and tables, which argues that the legacy of colonialism lies behind the country's economic decline and political instability since the 1950s...
...Continues the creative independent journalism of Crisis, closed and sold in April...
...Marvelous...
...The consequences of such a policy gone astray-both at home and abroadare outlined...
...Henry Holt, 1987, $18.95 (cloth...
...The Tiger's Milk: Women of Nicaragua by Adriana Angel and Fiona Macintosh...
...The Power of Ideology: the Quest for Technological Autonomy in Argentina and Brazil by Manuel Adler...
...12.95 (paper...
...Norton, 1987, 422 pp...
...Fidel and Religion: Castro Talks on Revolution and Religion with Frei Betto by Frei Betto...
Vol. 21 • July 1987 • No. 4
