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Generals Rule
出版Latin America Bureau, 1980
主題History / Latin America / South AmericaPolitical Science / Civil RightsPolitical Science / Human RightsPolitical Science / World / Caribbean & Latin AmericanSocial Science / Developing & Emerging Countries
ISBN09061560769780906156070
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=s3C1AAAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Uruguay was once known as "the Switzerland of Latin America," an apparent model of stability, progress and prosperity in a turbulent continent. But the illusion began to crumble in the 1950s as declining world prices for Uruguay's exports exposed the vulnerability of its dependent economy. By the late 1960s the country was in severe economic and political crisis. In 1973 Uruguay's generals stepped in and took control in the name of order and national security. Uruguay: Generals Rule describes the historical background to Uruguay today and chronicles the brutal and draconian measures taken by the dictatorship to eliminate all opposition and protest. The generals' methods have earned Uruguay a new name--"the Torture Chamber of Latin America."