Guerrillas
Subtitle: war and peace in Central America
By: Dirk Kruijt.
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781842777398; 9781842777381
Subjects: Guerrillas -- Central America -- History -- 20th century; Central America -- Politics and government -- 1951-1979; Central America -- Politics and government -- 1979-
Description: Three parallel wars were fought in the latter half of the 20th century in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. These wars were long and brutal, dividing international opinion sharply between US support for dictatorial regimes and the USSR's sponsorship of guerilla fighters. This book examines this topic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : guerrillas and comandantes; title: Dictators and civil wars; title: Genesis of a guerrilla generation; title: Inside the guerrilla; title: Utopia and dystopia, Nicaragua (1979-1990); title: Negotiations, peace and post. War integration; title: Legacies and ambivalences.