Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Human Rights, State Terrorism, and Latin America
Chapter 1: The Human Rights Revolution
Chapter 2: The Latin American Human Rights Crisis
Part II: The Dirty Wars
Chapter 3: Chile under State Terrorism
Chapter 4: The Dirty War in Argentina
Part III: Justice versus Impunity
Chapter 5: Argentina: The Sinuous Path of Transitional Justice
Chapter 6: Chile: Impunity, Truth, and Justice in a Protected Democracy
Conclusion: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights

About the Author

Thomas C. Wright is professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Reviews

Thomas Wright helps us to understand the ways in which justice and impunity have clashed head on in the crisis over human rights in Latin America. . . . Tell[s] a most instructive and comprehensive story through the comparison of Chile and Argentina. . . . This book will be useful for graduate and undergraduate courses in Latin America, peace and justice studies, and democratization, as well as for those interested in better understanding why it has taken so long for justice to be obtained in Latin America.
*Journal of Latin American Studies*

Thomas C. Wright's State Terrorism in Latin America provides a concise and extremely readable synthesis. . . . Wright's comparative approach offers fresh insights. . . . Wright's international perspective marks a truly original contribution, and his broad synthesis brings together material that was formerly scattered in more specialized studies.
*Hispanic American Historical Review*

Wright draws from extensive personal interviews as well as scholarly resources to explore the impact of state terrorism in Latin America between l970 and 1990. . . . Well written with full documentation, his book makes a valuable contribution to both Latin American and international human rights scholarship. . . . Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*

An in-depth account of the Chilean and Argentine dictatorships. His cogent descriptions of their rise to power, their evolving structures, and their systematic abuses provide an excellent overview of this period, particularly for those new to the field. . . . Detailed, compelling, and highly useful . . . it has value for novices and experts alike.
*Journal of Interdisciplinary History*