Understanding Central America

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Understanding Central America

John A. Booth, Thomas W. Walker

Westview Press, 1993

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index

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Volume

ISBN 9780813382005

Description

An examination of the origins and development of the region's political conflicts and efforts to resolve them. This second edition includes analyses of the rapidly evolving peace processes, Nicaragua's 1990 elections, the exit of the Sandanistas from power, and the Salvadoran peace accord.

Table of Contents

  • The Central American crisis
  • the crisis of poverty and its causes
  • the common history
  • individual histories of Central American nations
  • a theory about Central American rebellions
  • insurrection and revolution in Nicaragua
  • national revolts in El Salvador and Guatemala
  • maintaining stability in Costa Rica and Honduras
  • power, democracy and US policy in Central America
  • Central America and its uncertain future.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813382197

Description

Since the 1960s, political violence and war in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala have taken 300,000 lives, displaced millions, and reversed decades of economic gains. Progress toward peace has been made since 1989 as the decade of war has changed the politics of conflict in the region and in Washington. In this new edition of a widely praised book, two of the most respected writers on Central American politics examine the origins and development of the regions political conflicts and efforts to resolve them. Highlights of the new edition include an analysis of rapidly evolving regional peace processes, Nicaraguas 1990 elections, the exit of the Sandinistas from power, and the Salvadoran peace accord.The authors trace the roots of underdevelopment and crisis in the region by examining the shared and individual histories of the Central American nations. They offer a theory about rebellion and political stability to account for the striking contrast between war-torn Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua and the stability of Costa Rica and Honduras. Booth and Walker examine the forces driving popular mobilizationeconomic change, liberation theology, and Marxismand evaluate the dramatic changes in U.S. policy toward Central America over the last decade as well as the implications of those changes for the future of the region. Since the 1960s, political violence and war in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala have taken 300,000 lives, displaced millions, and reversed decades of economic gains. Progress toward peace has been made since 1989 as the decade of war has changed the politics of conflict in the region and in Washington. In this new edition of a widely praised book, two of the most respected writers on Central American politics examine the origins and development of the regions political conflicts and efforts to resolve them. Highlights of the new edition include an analysis of rapidly evolving regional peace processes, Nicaraguas 1990 elections, the exit of the Sandinistas from power, and the Salvadoran peace accord. The authors trace the roots of underdevelopment and crisis in the region by examining the shared and individual histories of the Central American nations. They offer a theory about rebellion and political stability to account for the striking contrast between war-torn Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua and the stability of Costa Rica and Honduras. Booth and Walker examine the forces driving popular mobilizationeconomic change, liberation theology, and Marxismand evaluate the dramatic changes in U.S. policy toward Central America over the last decade as well as the implications of those changes for the future of the region.

Table of Contents

  • The Central American Crisis
  • The Crisis of Poverty and Its Causes
  • The Common History
  • Individual Histories of Central American Nations
  • A Theory About Central American Rebellions
  • Insurrection, Revolution, and Counterrevolution in Nicaragua
  • National Revolts
  • in El Salvador and Guatemala
  • Maintaining Stability in Costa Rica and Honduras
  • Power, Democracy, and U.S. Policy in Central America
  • Central America and Its Uncertain Future.

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