List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Beyond Orientalism in Twentieth-Century Peru: Carlos Iván Degregori and the Shining Path War
Steve J. Stern
Part One. The War That Surprised Us: Why Shining Path Happened
1 The Years We Lived in Danger: The Armed Conflict, 1980–1999
2 How Social Sciences Failed? On the Trail of Shining Path, an Elusive Object of Study
3 The Maturation of a Cosmocrat and the Construction of a Community of Discourse
4 Revolution by Handbook: The Expansion of Marxism-Leninism in the Social Sciences and the Origins of Shining Path
Part Two. Harvesting Storms: Why Shining Path Failed
5 Youth, Peasants, Violence: Ayacucho, 1980–83
6 Harvesting Storms: Peasant Rondas and the Defeat of Shining Path in Ayacucho
7 How Difficult It Is to Be God: Ideology and Political Violence in Shining Path
Epilogue. Open Wounds and Elusive Rights: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Notes
Works Cited
Index