The chapters vary in their levels of clarity, accessibility, and theoretical contribution. Some offer sharp and clearly written essays with new evidence and analytical insights; in others, high levels of abstraction render the theoretical points rather opaque. Several authors acknowledge the complexity and ambiguity of such concepts as “collective memory” itself (190), while others use that term and others such as “counterhegemony” without defining or interrogating them (for example, 3, 4, 7, 11). All the authors share the view that memory is fluid, something constructed that changes with new contexts and new times (for example, 44). Several critique the “theory of two demons” (Crenzel, 16; Salvi, 38), the idea that armed forces and opposition movements were equally culpable for the violence and terror of the dirty wars. The concept continues to appear in various academic and journalistic works.

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记忆与真相——当代拉丁美洲的记忆、真相与正义。由罗伯塔·维拉隆编辑。Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017。Pp。274. $85.00 布。37.00 美元纸。

这些章节在清晰程度、可访问性和理论贡献方面各不相同。有些提供了尖锐而清晰的文章，其中包含新的证据和分析见解；在其他情况下，高度抽象使理论观点相当不透明。一些作者承认诸如“集体记忆”本身（190）这样的概念的复杂性和模糊性，而其他人则使用该术语和其他诸如“反霸权”之类的术语，而没有定义或质疑它们（例如，3、4、7、11）。所有作者都认为记忆是流动的，是一种随着新环境和新时代（例如，44）而变化的构造。一些人批评了“两个恶魔的理论”（Crenzel，16；Salvi，38），认为武装部队和反对派运动对肮脏战争的暴力和恐怖同样负有责任。