{"product_id":"guerrillas-and-generals-the-dirty-war-in-argentina-9780275973605","title":"Guerrillas and Generals: The Dirty War in Argentina","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive  balanced examination of Argentinas Dirty War  Lewis analyzes the causes  describes the ideologies that motivated both sides  and explores the consequences of all-or-nothing politics. The military and guerrillas may seem marginal today  but Lewis questions whether the Dirty War is really over.  Lewis traces the Dirty Wars origins back to military interventions in the 1930s and 1940s  and the rise of General Juan Perons populist regime  which resulted in the polarization of Argentine society. Perons overthrow by the military in 1955 only heightened social conflict by producing a resistance movement out of which several guerrilla organizations would soon emerge. The ideologies  terrorist tactics  and internal dynamics of those underground groups are examined in detail  as well as their links to other movements in Argentina and abroad. The guerrillas reached the height of their influence when the military withdrew from power in 1973 and turned over the government to Perons puppet president  Hector Campora. They quickly found themselves in opposition again after Peron returned from exile  and as Peronism dissolved into factions after Perons death  the military prepared to take power again  inspired by a new National Security Doctrine. The origins of this ideology in U.S. Cold War doctrine and in French revolutionary war doctrine are fully explored because the Argentine militarys Dirty War strategy and tactics grew directly out of these ideas. The arrests  the treatment of prisoners  and the mindset of the interrogators are treated in detail. Special attention is given to the anti-guerrilla war in Tucumans jungles  the strange history of David Graiver (the guerrillas banker) and the Timerman case. In the concluding section of the book  Lewis describes the intrigues that undermined the military regime  its retreat from power  and the human rights trials that were held under the new democratic government. Those trials eventually were stopped by military revolts. Presidential pardons followed and have left Argentina divided once more. This is an important survey for scholars and students of Latin American politics  contemporary history  and civil-military relations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666328051765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0275973603","price":65.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780275973605.jpg?v=1782428351","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/guerrillas-and-generals-the-dirty-war-in-argentina-9780275973605","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}