Chapter 2. The Time of the Furnaces: Proscription, Compromise, and Insurrection

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part I Groundswell: The Rise and Fall of Argentine Crowds
5. Chapter 1. Changing the Course of History: Dignity, Emancipation, and Entrenchment 3
6. Chapter 2. The Time of the Furnaces: Proscription, Compromise, and Insurrection 25
7. Chapter 3. A Breeze Turned into Hurricane: The Apogee of Crowd Mobilization 44
8. Chapter 4. Crowd Clashes: Euphoria, Disenchantment, and Rupture 64
9. Part II. Utopia Lost: Guerrilla War and Counterinsurgency
10. Chapter 5. Shots in the Night: Revenge, Revolution, and Insurgency 89
11. Chapter 6. The Long Arm of Popular Justice: Punishment, Rebellion, and Sacrifice 107
12. Chapter 7. Revolution Postponed: Anger, Frustration, and Entitlement 128
13. Chapter 8. The Shadows of Death: Improvisation, Counterinsurgency, and Downfall 147
14. Part III. Breaking Hearts and Minds: Torture, Self, and Resocialization
15. Chapter 9. The War of Cultures: Hierarchy Versus Equality, Christianity Versus Marxism 171
16. Chapter 10. The Wheelworks of Repression: Assault, Abduction, and Annihilation 190
17. Chapter 11. The Operating Theater: Torture, Dehumanization, and Traumatization 213
18. Chapter 12. Political Prisons and Secret Detention Centers: Dismantlement, Desocialization, and Rehabilitation 236
19. Part IV Argentina's Nightmare: The Forced Disappearance
20. Chapter 13. The Disappearance: Despair, Terror, and Fear 261
21. Chapter 14. The Search: Hope, Anguish, and Illusion 282
22. Chapter 15. The Call for Truth: Defiance, Resistance, and Maternal Power 299
23. Chapter 16. Recovery and Reburial of the Past: Democracy, Accountability, and Impunity 318
24. Conclusion: The Spirals of Violence and Trauma 341
25. Appendix 1: Interview List 361
26. Appendix 2: Acronyms 363
27. Notes 365
28. Bibliography 421
29. Index 441
30. Acknowledgments 465