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Commentary and contestation: On violence and the truth of narration

Empowered speech: Social fields, testimonio, and the stoll‐menchú debate

Pages 105-133 | Published online: 04 May 2010

Notes

  • 2000 . paper delivered at the meeting of the Latin American Studies Association . March 16–18 2000 , Miami, FL.
  • Gugel‐berger , Georg M. , ed. 1996 . The Real Thing: Testimonial Discourse and Latin America

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