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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Interview with Luz Arce(Mexico, Chile, 2002–7)
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Front Matter
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Forum
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
"In Luz Arce and Pinochet's Chile, Michael J. Lazzara constructs a scene in which the decisive problem of ethical limits unfolds. He invites us to inhabit an intense and unstable Chilean territory: the life of a prisoner-collaborator who progressively becomes militarized and entirely estranged from herself." - Diamela Eltit, New York University
"This is a fascinating and controversial testimonial project that combines legal deposition, interview and testimony. The figure of the traitor raises questions of torture and betrayal and suggests as well the ways onlookers or readers become complicit subjects with the seduction of power. The story of Luz Arce - an "abject biography" - inspires both revulsion and commiseration. Because of the extraordinary documentation and research, I found the study to be immensely compelling. Lazzara delves deeply into the story to raise some of the most difficulty questions of reconciliation. It is forceful because it convinces us that truth, memory and justice are not always separate from their opposites, that the personal and national crisis cannot always be contained within one narrative." - Gwen Kirkpatrick, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University
"This is a one-of-a-kind testimony about the complex and ambiguous reactions that the Pinochet regime generated among millions of Chileans. Bringing Luz Arce's story and voice to the forefront will help scholars, students, and ordinary citizens understand the'gray zone' of the memory battles that continue to haunt Chilean society. The unspeakable speaks in this gripping account of the life of one of the most vilified characters in contemporary Chilean society." - Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Luz Arce and Pinochet's Chile
Book Subtitle: Testimony in the Aftermath of State Violence
Editors: Michael J. Lazzara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118423
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-62275-3Published: 26 September 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-62276-0Published: 26 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11842-3Published: 25 April 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 197
Topics: Ethnicity Studies, Latin American Culture, Sociology, general, US Politics, Area Studies, Crime and Society