Of centaurs and doves : Guatemala's peace process

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Of centaurs and doves : Guatemala's peace process

Susanne Jonas ; foreword by Marrack Goulding

Westview, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-280) and index

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hc ISBN 9780813334677

内容説明

In this, the first English-language book-length account of Guatemala's historic but difficult peace process, Susanne Jonas assesses the negotiation and content of the 1996 peace accords, and their implementation as of 1999. Her analysis also highlights their significance beyond Guatemala--for Central America over the long run, and for the Americas as a whole--and the effects the peace accords will have on U.S.-Latin American relations. The authenticity and comprehensiveness of Jonas' account of the negotiation and implementation of the peace accords stem from the hundreds of interviews she conducted from 1990 through 1999 with all of the key actors, both domestic and international. This book represents the author's unique positioning to develop a "trans-national" perspective that is both rooted in Guatemala and informed by multiple international viewpoints. The Guatemalan peace process is a source of great lessons and great relevance throughout the Americas and worldwide. Moreover, Jonas' analysis of the Guatemalan experience raises a number of broader issues about revolution, negotiation, peacemaking, democratization, and "U.S.interests." }In this, the first English-language book-length account of Guatemala's historic but difficult peace process, Susanne Jonas assesses the negotiation and content of the 1996 peace accords, and their implementation as of 1999. Her analysis also highlights their significance beyond Guatemala--for Central America over the long run, and for the Americas as a whole--and the effects the peace accords will have on U.S.-Latin American relations.This sequel to The Battle for Guatemala picks up as the peace negotiations were beginning in Guatemala after thirty years of civil war, and follows the process through 1999. The authenticity and comprehensiveness of Jonas' account of the negotiation and implementation of the peace accords stem from the hundreds of interviews she conducted from 1990 through 1999 with all of the key actors, both domestic and international. This book, therefore, represents the author's unique positioning to develop a "trans-national" perspective that is both rooted in Guatemala and informed by multiple international viewpoints.Jonas describes key moments and turning points in the unpredictable negotiation process, as well as the roles of major actors--not only the Guatemalan government and leftist insurgents, but also the United Nations and Guatemala's Assembly of Civil Society. She also analyzes the accords themselves, with all their strengths and limitations. Her analysis of their implementation since 1997 includes detailed accounts of the major battles, over demilitarization, tax reform, indigenous rights, and constitutional reforms.In a world plagued by civil wars, many of them involving an ethnic component, the Guatemalan peace process is a source of great lessons and great relevance throughout the Americas and worldwide. Moreover, Jonas' analysis of the Guatemalan experience raises a number of broader issues about revolution, negotiation, peacemaking, democratization, and "U.S.interests;" hence, her book is of interest to a wide range of Latin Americanists as well as comparativists, students of international affairs, and general readers. }

目次

  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Background: Guatemalas Thirty-Six-Year Civil War
  • The Mined Road to Peace
  • The Terms of Peace
  • Can Peace Bring Democracy or Social Justice?
  • The U.S. Role: The Cold War and Beyond
  • Implementation Wars
  • High Hopes and Stark Realities: Obstacles to Sustainable Development
  • The Hijacking of the Constitutional Reforms
  • Conclusion: Reinvention or Lost Opportunity? Global, Comparative, and Symbolic Perspectives
  • Epilogue
  • Acronyms
  • References
  • Index
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pb ISBN 9780813334684

内容説明

"In a century of horrors, Guatemala from 1954 to the present has been a bloody scene of some of the worst horrors-and the United States has been deeply involved. Drawing upon 30 years of experience in Central America, hundreds of interviews, and analyses of the vast documentary materials, Susanne Jonas masterfully explains not only how the Guatemalan tragedies, the U.S. involvement, and the stumbling 1990s peace process developed. She also raises fundamental questions about the badly misunderstood and much over-hyped 'democratic transition' supposedly occurring in Guatemala and elsewhere in the region." -Walter LaFeber Cornell University, author of Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America

目次

Foreword -- Prologue -- Background: Guatemals's Thirty-Six-Year Civil War -- The Mined Road to Peace -- The Terms of Peace -- Can Peace Bring Democracy or Social Justice? -- The U.S. Role: The Cold War and Beyond -- Implementation Wars -- High Hopes and Stark Realities: Obstacles to Sustainable Development -- The Hijacking of the Constitutional Reforms -- Conclusion: "Reinvention" or Lost Opportunity? Global, Comparative, and Imaginary Perspectives -- Epilogue

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