The Corner of the Living Ayacucho on the Eve of the Shining Path Insurgency |
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| Author:
| Serna, Miguel La |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3547-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $97.50 |
Book Description:
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Peru's indigenous peoples played a key role in the tortured tale of Shining Path guerrillas from the 1960s through the first decade of the 21st century. The villagers of Chuschi and Huaychao, high in the mountains of the department of Ayacucho, have an iconic place in this violent history. Emphasizing the years leading up to the peak period of violence from 1980 to 2000, when 69,000 people lost their lives, Miguel La Serna asks why some Andean peasants chose to embrace Shining Path...
More DescriptionPeru's indigenous peoples played a key role in the tortured tale of Shining Path guerrillas from the 1960s through the first decade of the 21st century. The villagers of Chuschi and Huaychao, high in the mountains of the department of Ayacucho, have an iconic place in this violent history. Emphasizing the years leading up to the peak period of violence from 1980 to 2000, when 69,000 people lost their lives, Miguel La Serna asks why some Andean peasants chose to embrace Shining Path ideology and others did not.