TY  - BOOK
AU  - Esparza,Marcia
TI  - Silenced communities: legacies of militarization and militarism in a rural Guatemalan town 
SN  - 9781785336881
AV  - F1476 .S554 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Civil-military relations
KW  - Guatemala
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Militarism
KW  - civil patrols
KW  - PACs
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; The methodological crisis revisited --; A postcolonial reenactment : the Cold War Civil Self-Defense Patrol system --; A chameleon-like army : civic action, a postcolonial strategy --; The beheading of a popular Maya uprising in a "red community" --; Early disbanding, postwar resistance and na'tab'al (memory) --; "Inverted discourse" : collaboration in "white communities" --; Nationalistic mythology revival : failure to dismantle the internal enemy myth --; A "silence that hurts" : garrison communities --; Militaristic legacies : lynching and La Cadena --; Decree 3-2014 : a foreseen aftermath; 2; b
N2  - "Although the Guatemalan Civil War ended more than two decades ago, its bloody legacy continues to resonate even today. In Silenced Communities, 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."--Provided by publisher
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