Understanding Central America: global forces, rebellion and change
By: John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, Thomas W. Walker.
Contributors: Wade, Christine J.; Walker, Thomas W., 1940-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813344218
Subjects: Political stability -- Central America -- History -- 20th century; Democratization -- Central America -- History -- 20th century; Social conflict -- Central America -- History -- 20th century; Revolutions -- Central America -- History -- 20th century; Central America -- History -- 1951-1979; Central America -- History -- 1979-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Crisis and transformation; title: Global forces and system change in central america; title: Poverty and its causes; title: Regime change in central america; title: Discussion; title: The common history; title: Conquest to 1838; title: To the present; title: Costa rica; title: Historical background; title: Weathering global forces; title: The economic development model transformed; title: Changes in politics and parties; title: Contemporary costa rican politics; title: Conclusions; title: Nicaragua; title: Historical background; title: Global forces and insurrection; title: The revolution; title: Replacing the revolution contemporary nicaraguan politics; title: Conclusions; title: El salvador; title: Historical background; title: Global forces and insurrection; title: Government and politics since the peace accord; title: Conclusions; title: Guatemala; title: Historical background; title: Global forces and conflict; title: The civilian transitional regime and the civil war; title: The peace accords and contemporary guatemalan politics; title: Conclusions; title: Honduras; title: Historical background; title: Weathering global forces; title: Contemporary honduran politics; title: Conclusions; title: Political participation, political attitudes, and democracy; title: Citizen participation; title: Citizen attitudes; title: Factors shaping attitudes and participation; title: Conclusions; title: Power, democracy, and u.s. policy in central america; title: The problem of power; title: Democracy; title: Mobilization; title: The roots of u.s. policy in central america; title: Communism in central america; title: Demobilization in central america; title: U.s. policy in the post cold war period; title: Conclusions; title: Reflections and projections; title: Reflections: repression, mobilization, and democratic transition; title: Projections: prospects for democratic consolidation.