The Surrendered: reflections by a son of shining path

When Peruvian public intellectual José Carlos Agüero was a child, the government imprisoned and executed his parents, who were members of Shining Path. In The Surrendered-originally published in Spanish in 2015 and appearing here in English for the first time-Agüero reflects on his parents' mil...

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Main Author: Agüero, José Carlos 1975- (Author)
Other Authors: Lazzara, Michael J. 1975- (Editor, Translator), Walker, Charles F. 1959- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham ; London Duke University Press 2021
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Summary:When Peruvian public intellectual José Carlos Agüero was a child, the government imprisoned and executed his parents, who were members of Shining Path. In The Surrendered-originally published in Spanish in 2015 and appearing here in English for the first time-Agüero reflects on his parents' militancy and the violence and aftermath of Peru's internal armed conflict. He examines his parents' radicalization, their lives as guerrillas, and his tumultuous childhood, which was spent in fear of being captured or killed, while grappling with the complexities of public memory, ethics and responsibility, human rights, and reconciliation. Much more than a memoir, The Surrendered is a disarming and moving consideration of what forgiveness and justice might mean in the face of hate. This edition includes an editor's introduction, a timeline of the Peruvian conflict, and an extensive interview with the author
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Feb 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781478021216
DOI:10.1215/9781478021216

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