Recompõe a história do período militar brasileiro, especificamente parte do governo do general Ernesto Geisel, de 1974 a 1977. Ampara-se em copiosa documentação, relatórios oficiais, memorandos, cartas e bilhetes trocados entre os personagens, totalizando um acervo sem par do pe…
"Contemporary Myanmar faces immense political challenges, and the role outsiders might play in dealing with them is highly contentious. Drawing on views expressed by local citizens, Burma redux argues for committed strategies of grassroots involvement that engage international a…
"In the words of both the perpetrators of terrorism and their victims, God's Assassins explores what happens when a state turns on its citizens. Between 1976 and 1983 an estimated 30,000 Argentines "disappeared" under the military junta. Most were imprisoned and tortured before …
"The rule of law is a political ideal today endorsed and promoted worldwide. Or is it? In a significant contribution to the field, Nick Cheesman argues that Myanmar is a country in which the rule of law is 'lexically present but semantically absent'. Charting ideas and practices…