Torn from the world : a guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico
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San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, [2018].
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260 pages ; 18 cm.
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Main Level - Nonfiction
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Published
San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Translated, revised and expanded from the Spanish original by John Gibler."
General Note
"Originally published in Spanish as Tzompaxtle: La fuga de un guerrillero by Tusquets Editores (Mexico) in 2014."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260).
Description
"Andrés Tzompaxtle Tecpile was torn from the world. Abducted off the street, blindfolded and beaten, he was brought to a Mexican military facility and "disappeared." Tzompaxtle, a young indigenous man and member of an insurgent guerrilla movement, was subjected to months of interrogation and torture as the military tried to extract information from him. In an effort to buy time to protect his family and comrades, and to keep himself alive, he lead his captors on fruitless journeys to abandoned safe-houses and false rendezvous locations for four months. Finally, faced with imminent execution, he decided to make what he thought was a suicidal attempt at escape; when he miraculously survived, he was able to return underground. Gleaned from years of clandestine interviews, Tzompaxtle's story offers a rare glimpse into chronic injustice, underground resistance movements, and the practice of forced disappearance and torture in contemporary Mexico" --,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Spanish.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gibler, J. (2018). Torn from the world: a guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico . City Lights Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gibler, John. 2018. Torn From the World: A Guerrilla's Escape From a Secret Prison in Mexico. City Lights Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gibler, John. Torn From the World: A Guerrilla's Escape From a Secret Prison in Mexico City Lights Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gibler, John. Torn From the World: A Guerrilla's Escape From a Secret Prison in Mexico City Lights Books, 2018.
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