Assassination of a Saint : the plot to murder Óscar Romero and the quest to bring his killers to justice /

"On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Óscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. Despite the efforts of many in El Salvador and beyond, those responsible for Romero's murder were never punished for their heinous crime. Assassination of a Saint is the t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eisenbrandt, Matt, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
Romero, Óscar A. > (Óscar Arnulfo), > Saint, > 1917-1980 > Assassination.
Romero, Óscar A. > (Óscar Arnulfo), > Saint, > 1917-1980
1979-1992
Violence > El Salvador.
Violence > Salvador.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Assassination
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Violence
El Salvador > Politics and government > 1979-1992.
El Salvador > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > El Salvador.
Salvador > Politique et gouvernement > 1979-1992.
Salvador > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Salvador.
El Salvador
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Informational goulash" : prior investigations of the Romero assassination
  • "In violation of the law of nations" : the Romero assassination comes to the United States
  • "The enemy comes from our people" : coffee, anti-communism, and the death squads
  • "The door of history" : Archbishop Romero and the Catholic Church in El Salvador
  • "A bed to drop dead in" : the search for Álvaro Saravia and the death squad financiers
  • "Arena's Achilles' heel" : our first trip to El Salvador
  • "Baby robbers, mad bombers, and other assorted criminals" : Saravia's escape to Miami brings U.S. foreign policy full circle
  • "You're making a lot of noise" : looking for evidence on the death squad financiers
  • "You know better than to ask that" : the search for the getaway driver
  • "A rabid anti-communist" : meeting witnesses from the Arena party
  • "We don't have a clue what the hell is going on" : the continuing hunt for Saravia and insider witnesses
  • "God forgive me for what I'm going to do" : an insider goes on the record
  • "There must have been a thousand Romeros" : final interviews and trial preparation
  • "Of a magnitude that is hardly describable" : the Romero assassination case goes to trial
  • "The fleas always stick to the skinniest dog" : the verdict's impact on Saravia.

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