Abstract
The last three years of the García government saw a notable increase in the threshold of violence, which the government, the police, the military and even the formally constituted political parties were illequipped to detain. Violence was both political and social, afflicting all parts of the country both urban and rural, and creating a climate of fear not just among the wealthy and the middle class, but also among wide sectors of the poor.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Notes and References
Comisión Especial del Senado sobre las Causas de la Violencia y Alternativas de Pacificación en el Perú, Violencia y Pacificación (Lima: DESCO and Comisión Andina de Juristas, February 1989.)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1992 John Crabtree
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Crabtree, J. (1992). Spiral of Violence. In: Crabtree, J. (eds) Peru under García. St Antony’s/Macmillan Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12090-1_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12090-1_7
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-12092-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-12090-1
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies CollectionPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)