| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 306 pages) |
| Contents |
Photographs; Map of Guatemala; List of Abbreviations; Preface; PART ONE: THE DISAPPEARANCE; 1 Thursday, July 23, 1992; 2 Thursday Morning and Afternoon; 3 Friday, July 24, 1992; 4 Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, 1992; 5 The Catholic Church in Guatemala, 1524-1992; 6 Monday and Tuesday, July 27-28, 1992; 7 Wednesday, July 29, 1992; 8 Thursday, July 30, 1992; PART TWO: THE VISA; 9 Friday, July 31, 1992; 10 Saturday, August 1, 1992; 11 Sunday, August 2, 1992; 12 Monday, August 3, 1992; 13 Tuesday, August 4, 1992; 14 Wednesday, August 5, 1992; 15 Thursday, August 6, 1992; The Aftermath |
| Summary |
Part human rights drama, part political thriller, part love story, this riveting narrative chronicles the disappearance of one woman as it tells the larger story of the past fifty years of violence and struggle for social justice and democracy, and U.S. intervention in Guatemala. Maritza Urrutia was abducted from a middle-class neighborhood while taking her son to school in 1992. To Save Her Life tells the story of her ordeal which included being interrogated in secret by army intelligence officers about her activities as part of a political opposition group. Chained to a bed, blindfolded, and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Disappeared persons -- Guatemala
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Political persecution -- Guatemala
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Human rights -- Guatemala
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Disappeared persons
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Human rights
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Diplomatic relations
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Political persecution
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Guatemala
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Guatemala -- Foreign relations -- United States
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| Subject |
Guatemala
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021696428 |
| ISBN |
9780520941113 |
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052094111X |
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9781435603868 |
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1435603869 |
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