Synopses & Reviews
Review
"This is a pioneering study about former political prisoners in post-dictatorship Argentina. Anthropologist Rebekah Park sheds light on enduring struggles and human rights processes embodied in a remarkable group of activists fiercely committed to political change and accountability."
Review
"Chronicling the Association of Former Political Prisoners of Córdoba—an officially sanctioned group of Argentine political prisons—Park analyzes group members' contested place within the larger human rights community in Argentina. The book provides a valuable look at the continuing human rights struggles of those targeted during the dictatorship as well as the divisions and disagreements. By focusing on Córdoba, Park also offers an important example of how those outside Buenos Aires organize and attempt to deal with continuing issues related to their treatment during the dictatorship. Recommended."
Synopsis
Between 1976 and 1983, during a period of brutal military dictatorship, armed forces in Argentina abducted 30,000 citizens. These victims were tortured and killed, never to be seen again. Although the history of los desaparecidos, “the disappeared,” has become widely known, the stories of the Argentines who miraculously survived their imprisonment and torture are not well understood. The Reappeared is the first in-depth study of an officially sanctioned group of Argentine former political prisoners, the Association of Former Political Prisoners of Córdoba, which organized in 2007.
About the Author
REBEKAH PARK is a research scholar with the Center for the Study of Women at University of California, Los Angeles, and works as an applied anthropologist in New York City.
Table of Contents
1 The Battle of the Panties
2 "They Disowned Us Twice”
3 Suspicion and Collaboration
4 Solidarity and Resistance in Prison
5 Life after Prison Still Feels like Imprisonment
6 Post-Transitional Justice