Author

Publication

1994 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing3591
  • Goodreads830004

Classifications

  • DDC972.84/33
  • LCCF1488.3 .D36 1994

Description

"Thorough account of Dec. 1981 massacre of villagers by Salvadoran armed forces includes details of subsequent cover-up. Guerrillas acknowledged many civilian victims were rebel supporters, but El Mozote was Protestant stronghold unreceptive even to liberation theology. Good overview of military, death squad, and guerrilla violence in early 1980s"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

First Sentence

"In the weeks that followed the discovery of the skulls of the children, as each day's work at El Mozote yielded up a fresh harvest, the initial numbers came to seem small."

Excerpt

"In the weeks that followed the discovery of the skulls of the children, as each day's work at El Mozote yielded up a fresh harvest, the initial numbers came to seem small."

Subjects

Places

El MozoteEl SalvadorEl Mozote (El Salvador)

Other Editions

  • The massacre at El Mozote: a parable of the Cold WarVintage Books1994-01-01

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