Consent of the damned ordinary Argentinians in the dirty war / David M. K. Sheinin.

Contents Introduction: How unpopular was the Argentine dictatorship? -- Dictatorship, media, and message -- "A correct, hermeneutic reading": fantasies of a constitutional coup and the promotion of indigenous -- Rights -- The Frank War, the fabrication of an ongoing menace, and the Jews -- Democracy and the (re)shaping of human rights politics -- Finding a cynical center -- Epilogue: Saving Jorge Omar Merengo.
Abstract An examination of the way the Argentinian military dictatorship was able to commit human rights abuses because it was abetted by the willingness of Argentine civilians to either ignore or either assist their perpetration.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.[191]-206) and index.
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LCCN 2012031671
ISBN9780813042398 (alk. paper)