Introduction
Repression and the Discourse of Human Rights Violations in the
Southern Cone
Shaping the Public Sphere and the Legacy of Human Right
Violations
National Reconciliation and the Disruptive Potential of the Legacy
of Human Rights Violations
Restructuring the Realm of Human Rights in the Southern Cone
The Multiple Refraction of the Various Institutional Paths
Memory and Oblivion in the Redemocratized Southern Cone
The Transformation of Collective Identities in Argentina, Chile,
and Uruguay
Conclusions
RONIGER is a Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University and Visiting
Professor at Wake Forest University
SZNAJDER is a Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University and Visiting
Scholar at the Centre of Latin American Studies at Clare Hall,
Cambridge University
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latter of the book is particularly stimulating, and offers
refreshing, culture-based insights into the debate on the legacies
of human rights violations.'
Latin American Politics and Society 43:1
`Although Chile and Argentina are the classic pair of countless
comparative studies, it is a definite plus that understudied
Uruguay has also been included and that the authors clearly make a
conscious effort to lend equal weight to the three cases.'
Latin American Politics and Society 43:1
`the strength of their approach is that they combine their
conceptual framework as seasoned sociologists with profound
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`essential reading for political scientists ... comprehensive not
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American Political Science Review, vol. 94, no. 3
`an excellent description of the struggles faced by the new
democratic societies to overcome the legacy of human rights abuses
... the book does a truly impressive job of incorporating multiple
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will be of great interest to area studies specialists and students
of comparative politics and historical sociology alike.'
Comparative Political Studies, Febr. 2001
`Roniger and Sznajder draw on an impressive array of primary and
secondary sources, including interviews, newspapers, literature,
and film, to yield a rich and thorough description of the politics
of human rights issues as it has unfolded during the past two
decades.'
Comparative Political Studies, Febr. 2001
`leaves little untouched in this comprehensive exploration of the
legacies of human rights violations in the Southern Cone ... a very
useful contribution to several debates.'
Katherine Hite, Latin American Studies, Vol.33, 2001
`ambitious and very rich multidisciplinary study ... the authors
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