The Dark Side of Democracy: A Decolonial Feminist Investigation of Declassified CIA Documents on Argentina’s 1976-1983 Dictatorship
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.705 | Journal eISSN: 2002-4509
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 52
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2025
Accepted on: May 8, 2026
Published on: Jul 8, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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