Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of Americas - Couverture souple

Hodge, James; Hodge, Linda Cooper

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ISBN 10 : 1570754349 ISBN 13 : 9781570754340

Editeur : Orbis Books (USA), 2004

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Disturbing the Peace tells the amazing story of Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois, who achieved national attention for leading the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas. From his Cajun roots in Louisiana and his stint as a Navy officer in Vietnam, we follow the route that led Bourgeois to Maryknoll and to the work in Latin America that awakened his conscience. Appalled by the U.S. role in supporting oppression, he followed the trail of atrocities back to the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, attended by many of the hemisphere's most notorious violators of human rights.Since 1983 Father Bourgeois has campaigned against the School, serving years in federal prisons as a result of his civil disobedience. His witness has turned the spotlight on a record of shame and helped arouse the conscience of the nation.

Revue de presse :

"The authors skillfully weave in the history of the deceptions by U.S administrations....The message couldn’t be more timely." -- Resource Center of the Americas, January 19, 2005

"compelling story of courage and passion ...forces us to ... see what our government is doing in our names." -- Political Affairs magazine, 12/02/04

"...diligently researched in-depth biography...even [Bourgeois’] detractors would learn from this book...although his message may anger them." -- National Catholic Reporter, February 11, 2005

"...reads, at times, like a best-selling thriller, but is in the very best tradition of compelling spiritual biography." --The New Orleans Times-Picayune, February 6, 2005

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Orbis Books (USA)
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1570754349
• ISBN 13: 9781570754340
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160