Escaping the Fire : How an Ixil Mayan Pastor Led His People Out of a Holocaust During the Guatemalan Civil War.
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- computer
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- 9780292792999
- Guzaro, Tomás
- Guerrillas-Guatemala-History-20th century
- Guerrilla warfare-Guatemala-History-20th century
- Ixil Indians-Biography
- Clergy-Guatemala-Biography
- Religious leaders-Guatemala-Biography
- Evangelicalism-Guatemala-Biography
- Guatemala-History-Civil War, 1960-1996-Personal narratives, Maya
- Guatemala-History-Civil War, 1960-1996-Underground movements
- Guatemala-History-Civil War, 1960-1996-Religious aspects
- 972.8105/2
- F1466
Intro -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Exodus: August 1982 -- Chapter Two. Son of a Mayan Priest: 1960s -- Chapter Three. Catholicism in Ixil Country: Late 1960s-Mid-1970s -- Chapter Four. The Curse: 1975-1976 -- Chapter Five. Conflict of Cultures: October 1976-1977 -- Chapter Six. Reconciliation: 1977-1978 -- Chapter Seven. Protestant Growth and the Guerrilla Takeover: February-September 1979 -- Chapter Eight. Between Two Fires: October 1979-August 1980 -- Chapter Nine. Targeting the Evangélicos: September 1980 -- Chapter Ten. Given a Little More Time: September-December 1980 -- Chapter Eleven. Narrow Escapes: January 1981-February 1982 -- Chapter Twelve. Desperate for a Way Out: February-July 1982 -- Chapter Thirteen. The Vision: July-August 1982 -- Chapter Fourteen. Escaping the Fire: August 3-4, 1982 -- Chapter Fifteen. A Taste of Freedom: August 1982 -- Chapter Sixteen. Life in a Refugee Village: September 1982-May 1983 -- Chapter Seventeen. Lifting Up Ixil Country: June 1983-2009 -- Afterword. Tomás Guzaro in Historical Context -- Notes -- Glossary -- References and Further Reading -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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