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Terrorism in Peru
In the following pages we shall try to recount the origins and development of what is loosely called 'terrorism' in Peru.
63 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 1994
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August 4, 2017
Written in 1994, this is a dissertation for an MA prepared by Aliaga whilst he studied at Glasgow University. It's a collection of paragraphs each outlining an element of the struggle of the Peruvian people for equality and dignity. Aliaga concludes that "the revolutionary struggle in Peru, mistakenly named 'terrorist' action is one form of struggle, a violent, non-rational, reaction to the reality of state terrorism."
This 63 page booklet acts as a decent introduction to an understanding of Peru's violent politics, even though it's 23 years' old. It lacks a decent narrative linking the events or statistics covered in each paragraph and in that respect it reads like a draft rather than a finished dissertation. Also, there are quite a few quotations without translation and these might frustrate a reader who doesn't understand Spanish. Nevertheless, I found it an informative basis for my studies; it has led me to several further sources and has given me a thirst for a deeper understanding of terrorism in Peru.
This 63 page booklet acts as a decent introduction to an understanding of Peru's violent politics, even though it's 23 years' old. It lacks a decent narrative linking the events or statistics covered in each paragraph and in that respect it reads like a draft rather than a finished dissertation. Also, there are quite a few quotations without translation and these might frustrate a reader who doesn't understand Spanish. Nevertheless, I found it an informative basis for my studies; it has led me to several further sources and has given me a thirst for a deeper understanding of terrorism in Peru.
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