Terror in the Countryside - Campesino Responses to Political Violence in Guatemala, 1954–1985

This study offers an examination of the relationship between political violence and civil society. Focusing on Guatemala, the author develops a theoretical scheme that calls into question the more conventional understandings of both violence and civil society.

Summary

The key to democratization lies within the experience of the popular movements. Those who engaged in the popular struggle in Guatemala have a deep understanding of substantive democratic behavior, and the experience of Guatemala’s civil society should be the cornerstone for building a meaningful formal democracy.In

Product details

• Authors: Rachel A. May
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2001
• EAN: 9780896802179
• ISBN: 978-0-89680-217-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series; Research in International Stud; Research in International Studies, Latin America Series; Ohio RIS Latin America Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research