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State violence, torture, and political prisoners : on the role played by Amnesty International in Brazil during the dictatorship (1964-1985)

Title
State violence, torture, and political prisoners : on the role played by Amnesty International in Brazil during the dictatorship (1964-1985) / Renata Meirelles.
Author
Meirelles, Renata, 1982-
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
xvi, 136 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book examines one of Amnesty International's first major campaigns against torture during the Brazilian dictatorship (1964-85), and the impact this had on the organization's development of a new agenda. It makes a strong contribution to research on state crime, human rights, and torture"--
Series Statement
Crimes of the powerful
Uniform Title
Crimes of the powerful (London, England)
Subject
  • Amnesty International
  • 1900-1999
  • Torture > Brazil > History > 20th century
  • State-sponsored terrorism > Brazil > History > 20th century
  • Human rights > Brazil > History > 20th century
  • Human rights
  • Politics and government
  • State-sponsored terrorism
  • Torture
  • Brazil > Politics and government > 1964-1985
  • Brazil
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 20-487
ISBN
  • 9780815353713
  • 0815353715
  • 9781351135672 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019026150
OCLC
1110142167
Author
Meirelles, Renata, 1982- author.
Title
State violence, torture, and political prisoners : on the role played by Amnesty International in Brazil during the dictatorship (1964-1985) / Renata Meirelles.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Crimes of the powerful
Crimes of the powerful (London, England)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Other Form:
Online version: Meirelles, Renata Costa Reis de, 1982- State violence, torture, and political prisoners Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9781351135672 (DLC) 2019026151
Research Call Number
JFE 20-487
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