{"product_id":"how-difficult-it-is-to-be-god-shining-paths-politics-of-war-in-peru-1980-1999-paperback-softback-9780299289249","title":"How Difficult It Is to Be God; Shining Path's Politics of War in Peru, 1980–1999 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299289249","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Difficult It Is to Be God\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eShining Path's Politics of War in Peru, 1980–1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarlos Degregori (Author), Steve Stern (Edited by), Nancy Appelbaum (Translated by), Joanna Drzewie (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299289249\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 14.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.374 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe revolutionary war launched by Shining Path, a Maoist insurgency, was the most violent upheaval in modern Peru’s history, claiming some 70,000 lives in the 1980s–1990s and drawing widespread international attention.  Yet for many observers, Shining Path’s initial successes were a mystery. What explained its cult-like appeal, and what actually happened inside the Andean communities at war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In \u003cem\u003eHow Difficult It Is to Be God\u003c\/em\u003e Carlos Iván Degregori—the world’s leading expert on Shining Path and the intellectual architect for Peru’s highly regarded Truth and Reconciliation Commission—elucidates the movement’s dynamics. An anthropologist who witnessed Shining Path’s recruitment of militants in the 1970s, Degregori grounds his findings in deep research and fieldwork. He explains not only the ideology and culture of revolution among the insurgents, but also their capacity to extend their influence to university youths, Indian communities, and competing social and political movements. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Making Degregori’s most important book available to English-language readers for the first time, this translation includes a new introduction by the editor, historian Steve J. Stern, who analyses the author’s achievement, why it matters, and the debates it sparked. For anyone interested in Peru and Latin America’s age of “dirty war,” or in the comparative study of revolutions, Maoism, and human rights, this book will provide arresting new insights.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments  \u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Beyond Orientalism in Twentieth-Century Peru: Carlos Iv\\u00e1n Degregori and the Shining Path War Steve J. Stern  \u003cbr\u003e Part One. The War That Surprised Us: Why Shining Path Happened 1 The Years We Lived in Danger: The Armed Conflict, 1980–\u003cbr\u003e1999 2 How Social Sciences Failed? On the Trail of Shining Path, an Elusive Object of Study 3 The Maturation of a Cosmocrat and the Construction of a Community of Discourse 4 Revolution by Handbook: The Expansion of Marxism-Leninism in the Social Sciences and the Origins of Shining Path  \u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Harvesting Storms: Why Shining Path Failed 5 Youth, Peasants, Violence: Ayacucho, 1980–\u003cbr\u003e83 6 Harvesting Storms: Peasant Rondas and the Defeat of Shining Path in Ayacucho 7 How Difficult It Is to Be God: Ideology and Political Violence in Shining Path  \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Open Wounds and Elusive Rights: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission  \u003cbr\u003e Notes Works Cited Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530903089432,"sku":"9780299289249","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-difficult-it-is-to-be-god-shining-paths-politics-of-war-in-peru-1980-1999-paperback-softback-9780299289249","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}