The Tupamaros
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of political history and analysis, The Tupamaros chronicles the rise and activities of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros, the urban guerrilla movement that shook Uruguay to its core during the 1960s and early 1970s. French journalist and scholar Alain Labrousse presents a meticulous account of the group's ideology, tactics, and organization, drawing on firsthand research to illuminate one of Latin America's most audacious revolutionary movements. The book details the Tupamaros' spectacular operations — bank robberies, kidnappings of high-profile figures, and prison breaks — set against the backdrop of Uruguay's deepening social and economic crisis. Written with journalistic precision and analytical depth, Labrousse argues that the movement's ultimate defeat under military repression carried profound consequences for Uruguayan democracy. An essential read for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of revolutionary politics and state power in twentieth-century Latin America.
Author: Alain Labrousse
Format: Paperback
Published: 1973, Penguin Books
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of political history and analysis, The Tupamaros chronicles the rise and activities of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros, the urban guerrilla movement that shook Uruguay to its core during the 1960s and early 1970s. French journalist and scholar Alain Labrousse presents a meticulous account of the group's ideology, tactics, and organization, drawing on firsthand research to illuminate one of Latin America's most audacious revolutionary movements. The book details the Tupamaros' spectacular operations — bank robberies, kidnappings of high-profile figures, and prison breaks — set against the backdrop of Uruguay's deepening social and economic crisis. Written with journalistic precision and analytical depth, Labrousse argues that the movement's ultimate defeat under military repression carried profound consequences for Uruguayan democracy. An essential read for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of revolutionary politics and state power in twentieth-century Latin America.