Throwing Stones at the Moon
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Throwing Stones at the Moon

Narratives From Colombians Displaced by Violence

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Throwing Stones at the Moon

Narratives From Colombians Displaced by Violence

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Since 1964, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country's own military. Civilians in Colombia face a range of abuses from all sides, including killings, disappearances and rape—and more than four million have been forced to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moon describe the most widespread of Colombia's human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives.

NARRATORS INCLUDE:

MARIA VICTORIA, whose fight against corruption as a hospital union leader led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding.

DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary's training camp. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support.

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Publisher
Haymarket Books
Year
2023
ISBN
9781642595512
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Human Rights
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to The 2023 Edition
  7. Foreword: The Silence of Shame, by Íngrid Betancourt
  8. Introduction: Desplazados
  9. Section 1: When Dogs Howl—the Caribbean Coast
  10. Section 2: The Less You Know, the More You Live—Antioquia
  11. Section 3: A Big Splendid Party—Bogotá
  12. Section 4: I’m No One Here—Ecuador
  13. Section 5: Throwing Stones at the Moon—the Southwest
  14. Section 6: If You Weren’t Brave, You Had to Pretend to Be—Eastern Plains
  15. Section 7: The Path I’m Following—Urabá
  16. Appendices
  17. Timeline
  18. Glossary
  19. Endnotes
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. About the Editors
  22. Back Cover