Although sendero is an ongoing story, with one other book in the series who sings to the dead, and onemore hi kristine thanks for your question. History of the millenarian war in peru latin america in. Gorriti reminds us of the forceful impact of serious investigative reporting and the risk journalists face to reveal the truth. The shining path of peru by david scott palmer goodreads. Partido comunista del peru sendero luminoso, more commonly known as the shining path spanish. Shining path, spanish sendero luminoso, peruvian revolutionary organization that endorsed maoism and employed guerrilla tactics and violent terrorism the shining path was founded in 1970 in a multiple split in the communist party of peru. Sendero luminoso guerrilla group 145 works search for books with subject sendero luminoso guerrilla group. Once a radical uprising limited to the andean highlands of ayacucho, it is now a movement of national proportions that has woven itself into the fabric of peruvian society. It includes a bunch of small surrounding crags that the other books ignore. The insurrection mounted by the sendero luminoso or shining path guerrilla movement, sparked one of the most vicious civil wars in recent latin american history, in which an estimated 69,000 people lost their lives. Although the group was relatively unknown, and iniltially dismissed as a weak and unimportant movement among the indian peasants of the andean highlands. His masterpiece is the collection of essays seven interpretive essays on peruvian reality. Although the shining path has carried out attacks in recent years, it has been on a much smaller scale.
I found shining path excellent, i love the historical sweep of things. Partido comunista del perusendero luminoso, pcpsl, is a peruvian maoist group which is based on communist ideology. More people tumed out for her funeral than for any other event in recent ayacucho history. List of books and articles about shining path sendero.
The most active and violent period of the insurgency lasted from 19801995. The book is probably not the first place to go for a quick introduction to the situation into which sendero luminoso stumbled. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A history of the millenarian war in peru latin america in. Sendero luminoso or the shining path ranks among the most elusive, secretive, and brutal guerrilla organizations in the world. In the 1980s shining path also known as sendero luminoso, a communist revolutionary organization engaged in a battle for power with the peruvian government, which brutalized majority of the. Sendero luminoso simple english wikipedia, the free. States principals frequently employ progovernment militias agents in low intensity conflicts with mixed results. Sendero s maoist principles first begin in the 1960s with a small band of supporters. Books about sendero luminoso wall mountain project. Jose miguel vivanco, executive director, americas division, human rights. List of books and articles about shining path sendero luminoso. First published in peru in 1990, the shining path was immediately hailed as one.
Sendero luminoso was a political power that viewed any dissenters with absolute contempt, especially the leftists who favored the politic approach of compromise and coalition stern, 1998. If youre looking for a free download links of militarism and politics in latin america. Five amazing first rock solos by alex honnold gripped. He spent a few days cleaning it up and making sure the small limestone holds were solid before soloing it in three hours. Sendero luminoso shining path is a maoist faction of the peruvian communist party that began its armed struggle against the peruvian government in 1980.
Confronting and untangling the many myths and enigmas that surround the war and the wider history of twentiethcentury peru, this book presents clear and often poignant analyses of the brutal. Max tomlinson hi kristine thanks for your question. The shining path sendero luminoso or sl was designated as a foreign terrorist organization on october 8, 1997. By giving us the story of northern peru, taylor has added a whole other. This is the first book in sendero series by max tomlinson. Luminoso the ferocious and highly secretive guerrilla organization sworn to reverse the tide of history. Lacks thorough consideration of the role of the ruralbased rondas campesinashandbook of latin american studies, v. Gustavo gorritis forthcoming history of the insurrection based on extensive fieldwork and classified government documents, sources largely. By the mid1980s it had several thousand guerrillas, largely in rural central and s peru. A close examination of government documents allows the author to competently discuss the critical role of the intelligence service in defeating sendero luminoso.
In mid 1982, edith lagos, a 19yearold peruvian guerrilla commander, died in a batde with the police in the small, remote southern highlands city of ayacucho. Las fuerzas armadas y sendero luminoso 1997 edition. Worlds deadliest revolutionary force by simon strong isbn. In some cases, principal and agent interests diverge or the principal loses control over its agent, which devolves into an autonomous terrorist, warlord, or criminal organization. Maxs book sendero was listed as a top 100 indie books of 2012 by kirkus. Founded in 1970 by abimael guzman reynoso as an orthodox marxistleninist offshoot of the peruvian communist party, the shining path turned to terrorism in 1980.
Peruvian shining path 651 1979 the central committee of the peruvian communist partyshining path decides to prepare for armed struggle. Bennett and laurence hallewell 1998, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. This shows, as i was instantly immersed into a detailed narrative of unions, strikes, police machinations, and bureaucraticto metrivia. The following articles and books, however, all offer important views of major themes. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The sendero luminoso, or shining path, rebellion in peru was launched during the summer of 1980. It took its name from the maxim of the founder of perus first communist party, jose carlos mariategui. The shining path offers an insightful and painstakingly detailed account of one of the most infamous guerrilla groups in latin american history. Discover librarianselected research resources on shining path sendero luminoso from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. The scarcity of printed primary sources and limited interviews granted by the movements underground leadership make sendero luminoso particularly difficult to analyze and document satisfactorily. It is one of the harder long routes in the area 11 of its 15 pitches clock in at 5. Sendero luminoso, is a revolutionary communist party and political organization in peru espousing marxismleninismmaoism and marxismleninismmaoismgonzalo thought when it first launched during the internal conflict in peru. Shining and other paths offers the first systematic account of the social experiences at the heart of the war waged between shining path and the peruvian military during the 1980s and early 1990s.
A richly detailed and absorbing account, it covers the dramatic years between the guerrillas opening attack in 1980 and president fernando belaundes reluctant decision to send in the military to contain the growing. Jose carlos mariategui, political leader and essayist who was the first peruvian intellectual to apply the marxist model of historical materialism to peruvian problems. With the recent publication of new guidebooks this serves as more of an interesting piece of potrero history than an extensive route list. A thesis in history submitted to the graduate faculty of texas tech university in.
Striving to establish a perfect, communist state, the shining path imposed its ruthless rule on the rural area it seized, killing villagers suspected of siding with the government. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In 2003 a government commission blamed the sendero luminoso as the group is known in spanish for 54% of the violent deaths caused by the civil war. Peru from sanchez cerro to sendero luminoso contributions in american history pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Sendero luminoso and the threat of narcoterrorism praeger. Although sendero is an ongoing story, with one other book in the series who sings to the dead, and one offshoot containing characters from sendero lethal dispatch all of the novels are.
Sendero luminoso and the threat of narcoterrorism by. Peru from sanchez cerro to sendero luminoso contributions in military studies masterson, daniel on. This sampling of books, pamphlets and reports is designed to give a broad overview of the important topics on sendero luminoso, including history, ideology, military tactics, involvement with cocaine trafficking and effects on peruvian life. Sendero luminoso, peruvian communist guerrilla force, officially the communist party of peru. It is a typical anticommunist senderologist book but presents a relatively nuanced approach to the topic. First published in peru in 1990, the shining path was immediately hailed as one of the finest works on the insurgency that plagued that nation for over fifteen years. The communist party of peru or famously known by the ominous name the shining path sendero luminoso in spanish, remains arguably one of the most reviled guerrilla movements in recent memory, but it is also one of the most important in history as well. Former university professor abimael guzman formed sl in peru in the.