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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Man in White: Henri Dunant -- Europe's Conscience: Fridtjof Nansen -- The White Flame: Eglantyne Jebb -- The Towering Intellect: Peng Chun (P. C.) Chang -- Equality, Not Special Status: Hansa Mehta -- Masters of Their Fate: Carlos Peña Rómulo -- The Incurable Optimist: Ralph J. Bunche -- A Case for Humanity: Benjamin B. Ferencz -- Imp, Crusader, Dude: Pauli Murray -- Art as Protest: Víctor Jara -- Determination, Patience, Insistence: Juan E. Méndez -- The Tightrope Walker: Shirin Ebadi -- Refusing to Be Silent: Judith Heumann -- Humans Are Animals Are Humans: Ingrid Newkirk -- Reclaiming the Meaning of Peace: Jody Williams -- The Long Road: S. James Anaya -- The Reporter: Anna Politkovskaya -- The Accidental Environmentalist: Catherine Coleman Flowers -- Sacred Rivers: Berta Cáceres -- The Tigress: Fannyann Eddy -- Acknowledgments -- What Can I Do? -- Sites to Visit -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography.

"Journalistic account, set in a careful historical setting, of the impact of the Sendero Luminoso- inspired civil war from 1983 to the mid-1990s. Focuses on the civil defense brigades, Sendero's women in their prison setting, and campesino refugees in Lima who have fled their highland villages as a result of the war. Based on extensive interviews by a journalist who is fully familiar with the topic. One of the best sources for testimonials about the war from those most effected by it. Should not be overlooked by specialists seeking clear insights into the attitudes of both senderistas and those the movement terrorized"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58

Colombia faces a mortal paradox. The only products developed countries pay well for are cocaine and heroin, but the best client punishes it for supplying precisely what its consumers demand