The Peculiar Revolution: Rethinking the Peruvian Experiment Under Military Rule

by Carlos Aguirre

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On October 3, 1968, a military junta led by General Juan Velasco Alvarado took over the government of Peru. In striking contrast to the right-wing, pro-United States/anti-Communist military dictatorships of that era, however, Velasco's "Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces" set in motion a left-leaning nationalist project aimed at radically transforming Peruvian society by eliminating social injustice, breaking the cycle of foreign domination,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1477312110

ISBN13:9781477312117

Release Date:May 2017

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:370 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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