The peruvian guerrilla movement “Sendero Luminoso” first came to public attention in 1980 with violence in the departments of Ayacucho and Lima. Since that time, its influence on Peruvian politics has increased almost to the extent that its existence threatens the democratic achievements made since 1980 when democracy was reinstituted in that country. Often cited as a Maoist Communist organization, its ideology has been overshadowed by its terrorism tactics. The use  of Quechua, the native indian language, by the members of Sendero Luminoso to identify with the peasant populations stands out as  a strange anomaly for it is the peasants themselves whor are affected by the terrorism. The movement is both misunderstood and ognored by many.

This work seeks to rectify the lack of any significant bibliography on this guerrilla movement. The purpose of this bibliography is to draw attention to the literature available within the Library of Congress.

These items are also, almost a third of the total, are indicated in the bibliography by the phrase “Not in LC”