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THE IRAQ PAPERS, by John Ehrenberg, J. Patrice McSherry, José Ramón Sánchez, and Caroleen Marji Sayej , eds., Oxford University Press, 2010.
The authoritative work on the origins, execution, and consequences of the invasion and war in Iraq.

LOS ESTADOS DEPREDADORES: LA OPERACION CONDOR Y LA GUERRA ENCUBIERTA EN AMERICA LATINA, 2009
The translated and updated version of PREDATORY STATES, published in Chile and Uruguay in 2009.

PREDATORY STATES: OPERATION CONDOR AND COVERT WAR IN LATIN AMERICA
Drawing on a wealth of testimonies, declassified files, and Latin American primary sources, the book examines Operation Condor from numerous vantage points: its secret structures; its intelligence networks; its covert operations against dissidents; its political assassinations worldwide; its commanders and operatives; its links to the Pentagon and the CIA; and its extension to Central America in the 1980s.

INCOMPLETE TRANSITION: MILITARY POWER AND DEMOCRACY IN ARGENTINA
The riveting story of Argentina's "dirty war" and the difficult transition to democracy, when the armed forces acted to condition and shape the system to conform to national security criteria.

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McSherry discusses Operation Condor on KGOU, the National Public Radio (NPR) station at the University of Oklahoma (March 2009).

Marcia Esparza et al, eds., STATE VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE IN LATIN AMERICA: THE COLD WAR YEARS, Routledge, 2009.

WHEN STATES KILL University of Texas Press, 2005.

Political Science Department, Long Island University

Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program,
Long Island University

Assn. of Third World Studies
and Journal of Third World Studies

Social Justice Journal

Latin American Studies Assn.

American Political Science Assn.

Authors Guild

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Travels

BRAZIL

Beautiful Rio de Janeiro was the site of the 2009 Latin American Studies Association congress. Some of the city's spectacular sights:

Sand castle, Copacabana © J. Patrice McSherry

Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain), Rio © J. Patrice McSherry

View from Pão de Açúcar © J. Patrice McSherry

Ipanema © J. Patrice McSherry

Cristo Redentor, Corcovado © J. Patrice McSherry

View from Corcovado © J. Patrice McSherry

URUGUAY

A favorite city, Montevideo is lovely and tranquil, with beautiful architecture, parks, and fountains, warm people and a nice quality of life.

Montevideo street view © J. Patrice McSherry

Plaza Fabini © J. Patrice McSherry

Plaza Independencia, with statue of national hero José Gervasio Artigas © J. Patrice McSherry

An effort is in progress to annul the Ley de Caducidad or impunity law © J. Patrice McSherry

A beautiful building © J. Patrice McSherry

ARGENTINA

Another favorite city, Buenos Aires, is flourishing, with musicians, tango and gaucho dancers, and artists everywhere, wonderful cafes and restaurants, and beautiful architecture. High energy and cosmopolitan, Buenos Aires is dramatically different from the early 1990s, when I first did research there and the shadow of the military regime was still pervasive.

Obelisco, micro-center © J. Patrice McSherry

Casa Rosada, the presidential palace © J. Patrice McSherry

Exhibition on the contributions of women in Argentina, showing the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada © J. Patrice McSherry

Cathedral and other stunning buildings, Plaza de Mayo © J. Patrice McSherry

Cabildo © J. Patrice McSherry

Plaza San Martín © J. Patrice McSherry

Condomble in La Boca © J. Patrice McSherry

La Boca © J. Patrice McSherry

Three Argentine icons: Perón, Evita, and Maradona--San Telmo © J. Patrice McSherry

Tango musicians on San Telmo street © J. Patrice McSherry

Calle Florida © J. Patrice McSherry

GUATEMALA

Guatemala is a beautiful country with a difficult history of military violence and foreign intervention, resistance and rebellion. Guatemalans continue to struggle for their rights in the midst of severe living conditions, daily violence and social injustice, and political obstacles to positive change.

Lake Atitlán © J. Patrice McSherry

SAN FRANCISCO 2008

In June 2008 I co-taught a graduate course with Raul Molina-Mejia (my husband and colleague) at the University of San Francisco. The course, “Human Rights in Latin America: The Cold War Era,” was an intense and satisfying experience for all concerned.

COSTA RICA

Costa Rica is a beautiful country, rich in flora and fauna. We saw Resplendant Quetzales on two separate days in the cloud forest of Monteverde, although the photos did not capture them well. Still a magical experience!

J. PATRICE MCSHERRY

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Travels

BRAZIL Beautiful Rio de Janeiro was the site of the 2009 Latin American Studies Association congress. Some of the city's spectacular sights:

URUGUAY A favorite city, Montevideo is lovely and tranquil, with beautiful architecture, parks, and fountains, warm people and a nice quality of life.

SAN FRANCISCO 2008 In June 2008 I co-taught a graduate course with Raul Molina-Mejia (my husband and colleague) at the University of San Francisco. The course, “Human Rights in Latin America: The Cold War Era,” was an intense and satisfying experience for all concerned.

COSTA RICA Costa Rica is a beautiful country, rich in flora and fauna. We saw Resplendant Quetzales on two separate days in the cloud forest of Monteverde, although the photos did not capture them well. Still a magical experience!

HONDURAS In Honduras there are beautifully restored Mayan ruins in Copán and the surrounding jungle is alive with brightly colored birds.

BRAZIL

Beautiful Rio de Janeiro was the site of the 2009 Latin American Studies Association congress. Some of the city's spectacular sights:

URUGUAY

A favorite city, Montevideo is lovely and tranquil, with beautiful architecture, parks, and fountains, warm people and a nice quality of life.

SAN FRANCISCO 2008

In June 2008 I co-taught a graduate course with Raul Molina-Mejia (my husband and colleague) at the University of San Francisco. The course, “Human Rights in Latin America: The Cold War Era,” was an intense and satisfying experience for all concerned.

COSTA RICA

Costa Rica is a beautiful country, rich in flora and fauna. We saw Resplendant Quetzales on two separate days in the cloud forest of Monteverde, although the photos did not capture them well. Still a magical experience!

HONDURAS

In Honduras there are beautifully restored Mayan ruins in Copán and the surrounding jungle is alive with brightly colored birds.