How difficult it is to be God: Shining Path's politics of war in Peru, 1980-1999

Abstract

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Beyond Orientalism in Twentieth-Century Peru: Carlos Iván Degregori and the Shining Path War Steve J. Stern Part One. The War That Surprised Us: Why Shining Path Happened 1 The Years We Lived in Danger: The Armed Conflict, 1980-1999 2 How Social Sciences Failed? On the Trail of Shining Path, an Elusive Object of Study 3 The Maturation of a Cosmocrat and the Construction of a Community of Discourse 4 Revolution by Handbook: The Expansion of Marxism-Leninism in the Social Sciences and the Origins of Shining Path Part Two. Harvesting Storms: Why Shining Path Failed 5 Youth, Peasants, Violence: Ayacucho, 1980-83 6 Harvesting Storms: Peasant Rondas and the Defeat of Shining Path in Ayacucho 7 How Difficult It Is to Be God: Ideology and Political Violence in Shining Path Epilogue. Open Wounds and Elusive Rights: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Notes Works Cited Index