James N. Green

We Cannot Remain Silent

Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States

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Produktbeschreibung

A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America.

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Produktdetails

• Radical Perspectives
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780822347354
• ISBN-10: 0822347350
• Artikelnr.: 28029980

Autorenporträt

James N. Green

Inhaltsangabe

About the Series ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil
in the United States
Prólogo "Era um país subdesenvolvido" 13
1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19
Capítulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49
2. The Birth of a Movement 55
Capítulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" 77
3. The World Turned Upside Down 85
Capítulo III "Agora falando sério" 107
4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115
Capítulo IV "Acorda amor" 137
5. The Campaign against Torture 143
Capítulo V "Vai meu irmão" 167
6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177
Capítulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197
7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201
Capítulo VII "Fado tropical" 225
8. Congressional Questioning 233
Capítulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255
9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259
Capítulo IX "Navegar é preciso" 291
10. Performing Opposition 293
Capítulo X "Quem é essa mulhar" 315
11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321
Capítulo XI "Amanhã há de ser outro dia" 355
Conclusions: Making a Difference 359
Notes 367
Bibliography 411
Index 431