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Democratization, Political stability, Revolutions, Social conflict, HistoryPlaces
Central AmericaTimes
1951-1979, 20th century, 1979-Edition | Availability |
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Understanding Central America: global forces, rebellion and change
2010, Westview Press
in English
- 5th ed.
0813344212 9780813344218
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Table of Contents
Crisis and transformation
Global forces and system change in central america
Poverty and its causes
Regime change in central america
Discussion
The common history
Conquest to 1838
To the present
Costa rica
Historical background
Weathering global forces
The economic development model transformed
Changes in politics and parties
Contemporary costa rican politics
Conclusions
Nicaragua
Historical background
Global forces and insurrection
The revolution
Replacing the revolution contemporary nicaraguan politics
Conclusions
El salvador
Historical background
Global forces and insurrection
Government and politics since the peace accord
Conclusions
Guatemala
Historical background
Global forces and conflict
The civilian transitional regime and the civil war
The peace accords and contemporary guatemalan politics
Conclusions
Honduras
Historical background
Weathering global forces
Contemporary honduran politics
Conclusions
Political participation, political attitudes, and democracy
Citizen participation
Citizen attitudes
Factors shaping attitudes and participation
Conclusions
Power, democracy, and u.s. policy in central america
The problem of power
Democracy
Mobilization
The roots of u.s. policy in central america
Communism in central america
Demobilization in central america
U.s. policy in the post cold war period
Conclusions
Reflections and projections
Reflections: repression, mobilization, and democratic transition
Projections: prospects for democratic consolidation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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