num_pages: 120
description: The implementation of political violence by the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLM) has had an important impact on the struggle for democracy in El Salvador today. The primary purpose of this monograph is to demonstrate how, even under high stress conditions, a democratic regime can triumph over revolutionary warfare. Bullets versus Ballots aims to help other nations deal more effectively with political violence. Military analysts, political scientists, scholars interested in political violence, and El Salvador area specialists will find this study extremely valuable.
language: English
title: Bullets Versus Ballots: Political Violence and Revolutionary War in El Salvador, 1979-1991
publisher: Univ of Miami North South Center pr