| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xx, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 US policy in Central America -- The problem of power -- Democracy -- Mobilization -- The roots of US policy in Central America -- Communism in Central America -- Demobilization in Central America -- US policy in the post-Cold War period -- Conclusions -- Reflections and projections -- Reflections: repression, mobilization, and democratic transition -- Projections: prospects for democratic consolidation -- Conclusions. |
| Subject |
Central America -- History -- 1951-1979.
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Central America -- History -- 1979-
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Political stability -- Central America -- History -- 20th century.
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Democratization -- Central America -- History -- 20th century.
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Social conflict -- Central America -- History -- 20th century.
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Revolutions -- Central America -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Wade, Christine J.
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Walker, Thomas W., 1940-
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| ISBN |
9780813344218 alkaline paper |
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0813344212 alkaline paper |
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