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Guatemala: Never Again Paperback – September 1, 1999
by
Thomas Quigley
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Guatemala: Never Again
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOrbis Books
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 1999
- Dimensions7.05 x 0.8 x 9.99 inches
- ISBN-10157075294X
- ISBN-13978-1570752940
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- Publisher : Orbis Books (September 1, 1999)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 376 pages
- ISBN-10 : 157075294X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1570752940
- Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.05 x 0.8 x 9.99 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,221,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #62 in Guatemala History
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
Be forewarned this is an extremely heavy topic. Please approach this book with caution for your own health. Please have someone to talk to about this because it is a very emotional damaging read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014
I was born and raise in Guatemala, until I left the country in 1980, never knew what really happen in Guatemala until i read this book, sad very sad.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
I need the English version to help with reading the Spanish one.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012
I found the description of the effects of the war on the people of Guatemala to be a huge help in allowing me to understand the conditions you see today and the attitudeds of the people I work with.
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017
Eye opening experience and thought provoking through the reading
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2017
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2010
This review is for the Orbis Books (Maryknoll) oversize paperback edition, 1999. It is the English language summary of the four volume REHMI report on human rights atrocities during the four-decade internal conflict in Guatemala between the wealthy oligarchy backed by the army and most everyone else, but particularly the indigenous Mayan Indians. Bishop Juan Gerardi, architect of the REHMI project, presented the REHMI report on April 24, 1998. Two days later he was brutally murdered, which led to an unprecedented prosecution, lasting nine years, of Guatemalan Army officers and a priest who were complicit in his death.
As agreed in the Guatemalan Peace Accords of September 1996, a similar study would be created under the auspices of the United Nations. That work, known as the CEH report, was completed in February 1999 with findings similar to the REHMI report. The government forces and their allies were responsible for 90-93% of the atrocities, whereas only 3-5% were attributed to the Guerillas.
Language is one of the reasons for the Archdiocese pursuing the REHMI study. The tribes comprising the Mayan Indians speak 23 tongues and dialects. Presumably, the predominately foreign investigators under UN auspices would not have the linguistic resources to interview the rural indigenous, whereas the Archdiocese had access to native speakers. As a result, the REHMI interviews were predominately in rural areas where they documented, with the names of the victims, around 29,000 deaths and forced disappearances and another 23,000 victims of human rights abuse. (The general estimate is that 200,000 persons perished in 36 years of conflict.)
The four volume REHMI study, available on line in Spanish and French, is a five star report of immense social importance about the atrocities inflicted upon rural Guatemala by the army and their associates. This English language summary, however, is useful only for excerpts from the testimonials and the abbreviated statistical tables, and for lack of criteria on the conduct of the survey, that usefulness is minimal for serious research.
Aside from the testimony and statistics, GUATEMALA, NEVER AGAIN contains 100 pages of "background" that attempt to explain the Guatemalan military and political structure during the conflict. That text is desert dry, convoluted and at times contradictory. For an engaging read about the political/military background, and the murder of Bishop Gerardi, I highly recommend The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? .
As agreed in the Guatemalan Peace Accords of September 1996, a similar study would be created under the auspices of the United Nations. That work, known as the CEH report, was completed in February 1999 with findings similar to the REHMI report. The government forces and their allies were responsible for 90-93% of the atrocities, whereas only 3-5% were attributed to the Guerillas.
Language is one of the reasons for the Archdiocese pursuing the REHMI study. The tribes comprising the Mayan Indians speak 23 tongues and dialects. Presumably, the predominately foreign investigators under UN auspices would not have the linguistic resources to interview the rural indigenous, whereas the Archdiocese had access to native speakers. As a result, the REHMI interviews were predominately in rural areas where they documented, with the names of the victims, around 29,000 deaths and forced disappearances and another 23,000 victims of human rights abuse. (The general estimate is that 200,000 persons perished in 36 years of conflict.)
The four volume REHMI study, available on line in Spanish and French, is a five star report of immense social importance about the atrocities inflicted upon rural Guatemala by the army and their associates. This English language summary, however, is useful only for excerpts from the testimonials and the abbreviated statistical tables, and for lack of criteria on the conduct of the survey, that usefulness is minimal for serious research.
Aside from the testimony and statistics, GUATEMALA, NEVER AGAIN contains 100 pages of "background" that attempt to explain the Guatemalan military and political structure during the conflict. That text is desert dry, convoluted and at times contradictory. For an engaging read about the political/military background, and the murder of Bishop Gerardi, I highly recommend The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? .
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2005
I highly recommend this book for a number of reasons.
If you are just starting to delve into the knowledge about Guatemala's tragic civil war this is the place to start. What this is is an abridged version of the Human Rights report on the atrocities committed by the Guatemalan army. This book is made up of two things: analysis and then personal testimonies from the victims.
What it does for you is reveal that these crimes committed against the indigenous population went far beyond simply stated genocide and ethnic cleansing. There was far more to the army's tactics than massacre and physical torture.
The crimes against the Mayas were highly psychological and I think that this report reveals that and puts it clearly. This book takes what you might already know about the horror and brings you in deeper. By the time you're done you will have a more clear, more concise, more accurate picture of what was done by the army to not only affect these people but to also keep them in silence about a war that not too many people know about.
It also shows why Guatemala is still so devastated by this war, and what it's going to take to ensure that this history doesn't repeat itself. It's difficult in some places to read, but I think you need to. As you sit in your comfortable house reading it, I think it will change your perception on life. It did mine anyway.
If you are just starting to delve into the knowledge about Guatemala's tragic civil war this is the place to start. What this is is an abridged version of the Human Rights report on the atrocities committed by the Guatemalan army. This book is made up of two things: analysis and then personal testimonies from the victims.
What it does for you is reveal that these crimes committed against the indigenous population went far beyond simply stated genocide and ethnic cleansing. There was far more to the army's tactics than massacre and physical torture.
The crimes against the Mayas were highly psychological and I think that this report reveals that and puts it clearly. This book takes what you might already know about the horror and brings you in deeper. By the time you're done you will have a more clear, more concise, more accurate picture of what was done by the army to not only affect these people but to also keep them in silence about a war that not too many people know about.
It also shows why Guatemala is still so devastated by this war, and what it's going to take to ensure that this history doesn't repeat itself. It's difficult in some places to read, but I think you need to. As you sit in your comfortable house reading it, I think it will change your perception on life. It did mine anyway.
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Good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2021
Good book especially if you have visited this country
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