“They killed each other.” Rumor and distrust: two weapons in Mexico’s counterinsurgency in the 1970s

This article addresses the insurgency and counterinsurgency Mexican phenomenon in the 1970s by studying “rumor” and “distrust” as strategies for dismantling insurgent organizations. It is methodologically grounded in triangulation of interviews with militants, hemerographic archives, and official do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alicia de los Ríos Merino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina 2016-03-01
Series:Tempo e Argumento
Online Access:http://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/tempo/article/view/7536