TY - BOOK ID - 122107204 TI - Silenced communities : legacies of militarization and militarism in a rural Guatemalan town PY - 2018 SN - 1785336886 1785336878 PB - New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, DB - UniCat KW - Civil-military relations KW - Human rights KW - Militarism KW - Chichicastenango (Guatemala) KW - Guatemala KW - History. KW - Militia KW - Armed Forces KW - Demobilization. KW - Civic action. KW - History KW - Influence. KW - civil patrols KW - PACs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:122107204 AB - "Although the Guatemalan Civil War ended more than two decades ago, its bloody legacy continues to resonate even today. In Silenced Communities, author Marcia Esparza offers an ethnographic account of the failed demilitarization of the rural militia in the town of Santo Tomás Chichicastenango following the conflict. Combining insights from postcolonialism, subaltern studies, and theories of internal colonialism, Esparza explores the remarkable resilience of ideologies and practices engendered in the context of the Cold War, demonstrating how the lingering effects of grassroots militarization affect indigenous communities that continue to struggle with inequality and marginalization."--Provided by publisher. ER -