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Informative and disturbing, this lays out the facts so clearly about the massacre that it is hard to imagine another piece of writing on the subject uncovering more detail. A good read.
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Made me feel like I was there, which is the most you can ask of any anthropological study. Ms. Pine has crafted a portrait of Honduras that is moving and stays with you after you finish the book.
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Excellent look into the troubled legal system of what the Economist has referred to as a possible failed state. The author lays the events out like a detective novel; overall great book.
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Whispering in the Giant's Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia's War on Globalization by William Powers
rfresh, May 29, 2009
An excellent primer on Bolivia, rainforest conservation and indigenous movements.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
The Massacre at El Mozote by Mark Danner
rfresh, May 29, 2009
Informative and disturbing, this lays out the facts so clearly about the massacre that it is hard to imagine another piece of writing on the subject uncovering more detail. A good read.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras by Adrienne Pine
rfresh, May 27, 2009
Made me feel like I was there, which is the most you can ask of any anthropological study. Ms. Pine has crafted a portrait of Honduras that is moving and stays with you after you finish the book.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
More Terrible Than Death: Massacre, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia by Robin Kirk
rfresh, May 27, 2009
Excellent book. Works its way chronologically through Colombia's horrific history to its even scarier present. Hard to put down.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? by Francisco Goldman
rfresh, May 27, 2009
Excellent look into the troubled legal system of what the Economist has referred to as a possible failed state. The author lays the events out like a detective novel; overall great book.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
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