Shining and other paths : war and society in Peru, 1980-1995
An account of the social experiences at the heart of the war waged between Shining Path and the Peruvian military during the 1980s and early 1990s. The book analyzes the brutal reshaping of life and politics during a war that cost tens of thousands of lives
Kongress Madison (Wis.) 1995
xiv, 534 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780822322016, 9780822322177, 0822322013, 082232217X
37878706
About the Series ixPreface and Acknowledgments xiIntroduction. Beyond Enigma: An Agenda for Interpreting Shining Path and Peru, 1980–1995 / Steve J. Stern 1Part I. Within and Against History: Conceptualizing Roots 1. From Race to Class: Insurgent Intellectuals de provincia in Peru, 1910–1970 / Marisol de la Cadena 222. On Poor Relations and the Nouveau Riche: Shining Path and the Radical Peruvian Left / Iván Hinojosa 603. Chronicle of a Path Foretold? Velasco's Revolution, Vanguardia Revolucionaria, and "Shining Omens" in the Indigenous Communities of Andahuaylas / Florencia E. Mallon 84Part II. The Conquest that Failed: The War for the Center-South Introduction to Part II 1214. Harvesting Storms: Peasant Rondas and the Defeat of Sendero Luminoso in Ayacucho / Carlos Iván Degregori 1285. Family, Culture, and "Revolution": Everyday Life with Sendero Luminoso / Ponciano del Pino H. 1586. The War of the Central Sierra / Nelson Manrique 1927. Villagers at Arms: War and Counterrevolution in the Central-South Andes / Orin Starn 224Part III. Obliterating Third Paths: The Battles of Lima and Puno Introduction to Part III 2618. Shining Path and the "Decisive Battle" in Lima's Barriadas: The Case of Villa El Salvador / Jo-Marie Burt 2679. Apogee and Crisis of a "Third Path": Mariateguismo, "People's War," and Counterinsurgency in Puno, 1987–1994 / José Luis Rénique 307Part IV. Women as Citizen-Subjects: Exploring the Gendered War Introduction to Part IV 34110. Women in War: Impact and Responses / Isabel Coral Cordero 345Part V. Political Rule, Political Culture: The Ironic Legacies of War Introduction to Part V 37711. Civil-Military Relations in Peru, 1980–1996: How to Control and Coopt the Military (and the consequences of doing so) / Enrique Obando 38512. Alberto Fujimori: "The Man Peru Needed?" / Patricia Oliart 41113. Sendero Luminoso and Human Rights: A Perverse Logic that Captured the Country / Carlos Basombrío Iglesias 42514. Human Rights and Social Referents: The Construction of New Sensibilities / Hortensia Muñoz 447Conclusion. Shining and Other Paths: The Origins, Dynamics, and Legacies of War, 1980–1995 / Steve J. Stern 470Abbreviations and Organizations 477Bibliography 481Index 511Contributors 533