The Guatemalan Military Project A Violence Called Democracy (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by JenniferSchirmer Hardcover, 345 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of Pennsylvania Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-3325-4, ISBN: 0-8122-3325-5
"The indigenous people of the hemisphere have resisted a five-hundred-year assault, fighting to maintain their cultural identities. During this time, authorities in the Americas have insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies and cultures would undermine their respective states. In recent years, however, the nations of the Americas have started to reverse themselves. They are altering their constitutions and proclaiming themsel ..."
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser. The Guatemalan Military Project : A Violence Called Democracy by JenniferSchirmer 368 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Pennsylvania Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-0059-1, ISBN: 0-8122-0059-4
"Reportedly, a patrulla headed by DIT Chief of the Homicide Division, Jaime
Martinez Jimenez (supervised by Army Lieutenant Colonel Juan Mendez), acted
on orders from the highest level of government and relayed by G-2 commander
Colonel Carlos Dorantes Marroquin to abduct and assassinate baker and GAM
public relations director, Hector Gomez and one of the more outspoken leaders,
Maria Rosario Godoy de Cuevas. He was abducted from a b ..."
"Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. It has suffered waves of repressive authoritarian rule, organized armed insurgency and civil war, violent protest, and ballooning rates of criminal violence. But is violence hard wired into Latin America? This is a critical reassessment of the ways in which violence in Latin America is addressed and understood. Previous approaches have relied on structural perspectives, attr ..."
"In recent decades, powerful institutions have packaged Western democracy for export around the globe. Although Western democracy is grounded in specific historical experiences and cultural assumptions, advocates have generally taken its normative status for granted. So too have most academics. Yet if democracy is broadly understood as government by "the people," it must necessarily differ along with "the people" in question. Just what " ..."
The Guatemalan Military Project A Violence Called Democracy (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by Jennifer G. Schirmer Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of Pennsylvania Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-1730-8, ISBN: 0-8122-1730-6
"In 1999, the Guatemala truth commission issued its report on human rights violations during Guatemala's thirty-six-year civil war that ended in 1996. The commission, sponsored by the UN, estimates the conflict resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances. The commission holds the Guatemalan military responsible for 93 percent of the deaths. In The Guatemalan Military Project, Jennifer Schirmer documents the military's role in human ri ..."
The Limits of Reform Women, Capital, and Welfare by Jennifer G. Schirmer Hardcover, 210 Pages, Published 1983 by Schenkman Books Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-87073-229-4, ISBN: 0-87073-229-3
The Limits of Reform(1st Edition) Women, Capital, and Welfare by Jennifer G. Schirmer Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1982 by Schenkman Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87073-255-3, ISBN: 0-87073-255-2
"Finally, we note the valuable contributions of RAND colleagues: Kevin Brancato
for his help in assessing the women deployed to Iraq, Gary Cecchine for his
expertise throughout the project and his participation in our fieldwork, Samantha
Merck and Vicki Wunderle for their administrative support, and Lauren Skrabala
for editing the monograph. LTC Robert Bradford, LTC Nanette Patton, and MAJ
Nancy Blacker also provided important contr ..."
"(Schirmer Performance Editions). Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary."