MOVIES
The
Institute of Latin American Studies, located in the University Center for International Studies, has an excellent collection of films and videos from and about Latin America. Films can be checked out to any student, faculty or employee affiliated with the university.
La Boca del Lobo (The Lion's Den). Fiction inspired by the army's 1983 massacre of 47 men, women and children suspected of terrorism. The movie portrays the moral and disintegration of the members of a small army contingent sent away to uncover Sendero Luminoso in a remote mountain village. Peru, 1989. Directed by Francisco J. Lombardi. 122 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.
The People of the Shining Path. A documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation focusing on Sendero Luminoso within Lima and a few villages. Knowledge of the situation in Peru is necessary prior to viewing this since it denies much of the violence of the guerrillas and its involvement in coca trafficking. Extensive interviews with Sendero members. Peru/UK, 1992. 41 minutes. English.
INTERNET RESOURCES
WEB SITES
The People's War in Peru: Information about the Communist Party of Peru. Includes Presidente Gonzalo's "Interview of the Century".
Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru. An organization out of Berkeley, CA that provides propaganda and recent newsworthy information on Sendero.
North American Congress on Latin America. NACLA is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1966. The home page includes a search engine and annotated citations of articles from recent issues of NACLA Report on the Americas.
Latin American Resource
Review - Peru. Provides information and abstracts for recently published books
on Peru.
The following 2 links are resource
sites that attempt to organize the hundreds of web sites relating to Latin America.
They provide useful indexes and hundreds of links.
Internet Resources for Latin America.
Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks.
ELECTRONIC
LISTS
Peru - Peruvian culture and other issues.
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others in the field of Latin American studies.
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