NCJ Number
16451
Date Published
1974
Length
425 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGY, AND TACTICS OF URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE IN BRAZIL, URUGUAY, AND ARGENTINA.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS, IN A SERIES OF STUDIES, EXAMINE THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC BACKDROP TO URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE IN THESE THREE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES. AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY TRACES THE RISE OF WHAT AUTHORS CALL 'THE LATEST STAGE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL REFORM' IN LATIN AMERICA, AND SHOWS HOW THE SHIFT TO THIS REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY FOLLOWED THE DECLINE OF 'FOQUISMO', A CUBAN INSPIRED FORM OF RURAL GUERRILLA WARFARE. THIS BOOK LISTS THE MAJOR GUERRILLA ORGANIZATION IN EACH COUNTRY AND PROVIDES A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS DETAILING GUERRILLA ACTIONS. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN THIS BOOK INCLUDE INTERVIEWS WITH GUERRILLAS, THE 'MINIMANUAL OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA' BY CARLOS MARIGHELLA, AND A CHAPTER FROM MARIA ESTERGILIO'S BOOK, 'LA GUERRILLA TUPAMARA' WHICH DESCRIBES AN ACTION BY THE URUGUAYAN TUPAMAROS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND FILMS IS INCLUDED. AN INDEX IS ALSO PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)