Analyzing the conditions under which dehumanizing cruelty came to be used by states and rogue groups in Latin America, Jean Franco argues that acts of extreme cruelty and the ways they are rationalized are defining features of modernity.
Analyzing the conditions under which dehumanizing cruelty came to be used by states and rogue groups in Latin America, Jean Franco argues that acts of extreme cruelty and the ways they are rationalized are defining features of modernity.
Jean Franco (1924-2022) was Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. She was the winner of the 1996 PEN award for lifetime contribution to disseminating Latin American literature in English, and has been recognized by both the Chilean and Venezuelan governments with the Gabriela Mistral Medal and the Andres Bello Medal for advancing literary scholarship on Latin American literature in the United States. Her previous books include Plotting Women: Gender and Representation in Mexico, César Vallejo: The Dialectics of Poetry and Silence, and A Literary History of Spain and Spanish.
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Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. The "Insignificant Incident" and Its Aftermath 23 2. Alien to Modernity 45 3. Raping the Dead 77 4. Killers, Torturers, Sadists, and Collaborators 93 5. Revolutionary Justice 100 6. Cruel Survival 152 7. Tortured Souls 172 8. The Ghostly Arts 192 9. Apocalypse Now 214 Afterword. Hypocrite Modernity 247 Notes 253 Bibliography 279 Index 297
Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. The "Insignificant Incident" and Its Aftermath 23 2. Alien to Modernity 45 3. Raping the Dead 77 4. Killers, Torturers, Sadists, and Collaborators 93 5. Revolutionary Justice 100 6. Cruel Survival 152 7. Tortured Souls 172 8. The Ghostly Arts 192 9. Apocalypse Now 214 Afterword. Hypocrite Modernity 247 Notes 253 Bibliography 279 Index 297
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