Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction. The Power of Archival Thinking 1
6. PART I: EXPLOSIONS AT THE ARCHIVES
7. Chapter 1: Excavating Babylon 29
8. Chapter 2: Archival Culture, State Secrets, and the Archive Wars 50
9. Chapter 3: How the Guerrillero Became an Archivist 69
10. PART II: ARCHIVES AND COUNTERINSURGENCY IN COLD WAR GUATEMALA
11. Chapter 4: Building Counterinsurgency Archives 91
12. Chapter 5: Recycling the National Police in War, Peace, and Post-Peace 119
13. PART III: ARCHIVES AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION IN POSTWAR GUATEMALA
14. Chapter 6: Revolutionary Lives in the Archives 153
15. Chapter 7: Archives and the Next Generation(s) 183
16. PART IV: PASTS PRESENT AND THE FUTURE IMPERFECT
17. Chapter 8: Changing the Law of What Can Be Said, and Done 213
18. Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Possibilities and Limitations of Archival Thinking 236
19. Notes 257
20. Bibliography 301
21. Index 323