Spiral of Violence

Denville, NJ: Dimension Books, 1971. First Edition. 12mo with red leather boards in light purple and white jacket, 83 pages, 20cm Near fine in very good (+) to near fine jacket, now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

Translation of the French "Spirale de Violence". Hélder Pessoa Câmara OFS (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Olinda and Recife from 1964 to 1985 during the military dictatorship in Brazil. [...] A self-identified socialist, Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime. Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people. He is quoted as having said, "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."" (--Wikipedia)