{"title":"Storia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStoria brings the past to life, telling vivid, deeply researched stories of people and events that shaped history—and continue to echo through the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"operation-condor-the-pact-that-terrorized-a-continent","title":"Operation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eA secret pact. A continent in fear. A relentless fight to remember.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes the clandestine machinery of fear that united South America's military dictatorships in the 1970s and '80s, tracing how intelligence networks coordinated across borders to hunt down political exiles, turning supposed refuge into peril and entire nations into surveillance zones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on archival breakthroughs and the stories of emblematic victims, Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana Camargo illuminate not only the reach of these regimes' transnational terror but also the quiet, unyielding courage of families, lawyers, and investigators who refused to let the disappeared vanish from memory. Brought into English by Alejandro Reyes and enriched by Santana Camargo's haunting illustrations, this edition of the acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlan Cóndor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e project marries forensic historical research with intimate human testimony to deliver a stark, resonant narrative of repression, resistance, and the long, stubborn pursuit of justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is history as witness: a chilling account of how dictators learned to collaborate across borders—and how ordinary people fought back with nothing but memory and determination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on groundbreaking archival research, revealing the full scope of Operation Condor's cross-border coordination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold through the stories of victims and survivors, ensuring that statistics become faces and names\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssential reading for anyone seeking to understand state terror, resistance, and the ongoing struggle for accountability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last, featuring Santana Camargo's haunting illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears or the perfect gift for anyone who believes that to remember is the first act of justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Lessa is a leading scholar of human rights and state violence in Latin America, driven by a profound commitment to justice and memory. Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas at University College London, she has spent more than a decade documenting the transnational terror networks behind Operation Condor, blending archival investigation with testimony from survivors and families to illuminate how ordinary people confront extraordinary violence. This book continues the groundbreaking work she first published in Spanish, bringing English-language readers a powerful account shaped by evidence, empathy, and moral clarity. She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, an MA from SOAS, and a BA from Royal Holloway, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSebastián Santana Camargo is an award-winning Uruguayan visual artist, illustrator, and activist whose work often explores themes of memory, state violence, and collective resistance. His striking imagery has accompanied human-rights initiatives across the Southern Cone, bridging visual language with historical truth. In this book, his illustrations serve as a kind of visual testimony, conjuring shadows of the disappeared and echoing the silences that haunt the continent’s past. His art does not merely accompany the text; it deepens its emotional resonance and preserves stories that refusal alone could never erase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlejandro Reyes is a seasoned translator and editor with a deep background in Latin American history, politics, and literature. Known for his nuanced ear and his ability to carry tone and emotional weight across languages, he brings clarity and sensitivity to Lessa’s prose. Reyes honors the original text’s precision while making its urgency and humanity vivid for English-speaking readers. 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