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Under Argentina's military dictatorship of 1976-83, tens of thousands of Argentine citizens disappeared--having been abducted, tortured, and finally murdered by their own government. This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the emergence, successes, and failures of the Argentine human rights movement.
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This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the emergence, successes, and failures of the group of grieving mothers and grandmothers, civil libertarians, and religious figures who protested the murder of tens of thousands of Argentine citizens by the military dictatorship of 1976-83.
Review Quotes: " A well-documented and vivid presentation of the emergence, development, and eventual decline of the human rights movement in Argentina." -- "The Review of Politics"