| Behind the Disappearances: Argentina's Dirty War Against Human Rights and the United Nations Contributor(s): Guest, Iain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812213130 ISBN-13: 9780812213133 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: Drawing on confidential Argentinian documents and memoranda, "Behind the Disappearances" documents a seven-year diplomatic war by one of the twentieth century's most brutal regimes. It relates how, starting in 1976, Argentina's military government tried to cripple the UN's human rights machinery in an effort to prevent international condemnation of its policy of disappearances. Initially this attempt succeeded, but in 1980--with encouragement from the Carter administration--UN officials regained the initiative and created a special working group on disappearances that rejuvenated the UN's efforts. This progress was abruptly halted in 1981 when the Reagan administration sided with the Argentinian regime. The result, claims the author, not only undercut the UN's actions against disappearances but also weakened its chances of playing a positive role in aiding Latin America's transition from dictatorship to democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 323.490 |
| LCCN: 90-35689 |
| Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.1" W x 9.01" (1.95 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: Drawing on confidential Argentinian documents and memoranda, Behind the Disappearances documents a seven-year diplomatic war by one of the twentieth century's most brutal regimes. It relates how, starting in 1976, Argentina's military government tried to cripple the UN's human rights machinery in an effort to prevent international condemnation of its policy of disappearances. Initially this attempt succeeded, but in 1980--with encouragement from the Carter administration--UN officials regained the initiative and created a special working group on disappearances that rejuvenated the UN's efforts. This progress was abruptly halted in 1981 when the Reagan administration sided with the Argentinian regime. The result, claims the author, not only undercut the UN's actions against disappearances but also weakened its chances of playing a positive role in aiding Latin America's transition from dictatorship to democracy. |