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Feitlowitz, Marguerite.

A lexicon of terror: Argentina and the legacies of torture
Marguerite Feitlowitz.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-19-510635-0

1. Argentina--Politics and government--1955-1983.

2. Rhetoric--Political aspects-- Argentina--History.

3. Political violence-- Argentina--History.

4. Disappeared persons-- Argentina--History.

5. Terrorism-- Argentina--History. I.Title.

F2849.2.F37 1998 982.06--dc21 97-16843

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