| Title | The Instruction of Great Catastrophe: Truth Commissions, National History, and State Formation in Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | Submitted |
| Authors | Greg Grandin |
| Journal | American Historical Review |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 46-67 |
| ISSN | 00028762 |
| Abstract | Talks about the role of truth commissions which came to be concerned with the larger historical meaning of collective political repression in Argentina, Chile and Guatemala. How truth commissions in Latin America portray a breakdown of social relations; Action taken by the Argentine military following its defeat by England in the Malvinas War of 1982; Approach of the Comisió para el Esclarecimiento Histórico in its understanding of Guatemala's descent into terror. |
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| Short Title | The Instruction of Great Catastrophe |