Insurgent Collective Action and Civil War in El Salvador

Klappentext Wood's model places emotions and morals at the heart of collective action. Zusammenfassung Widespread support among rural people for the leftist insurgency during the civil war in El Salvador challenges conventional interpretations of collective action. Wood's explanation is based on oral histories gathered from peasants and interviews with military commanders of both sides. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations and tables; Preface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. The puzzle of insurgent collective action; 2. Ethnographic research in the shadow of civil war; 3. Redrawing the boundaries of class and citizenship; 4. From political mobilization to armed insurgency; 5. The political foundations of dual sovereignty; 6. The re-emergence of civil society; 7. Campesino accounts of insurgent participation; 8. Explaining insurgent collective action; Epilogue: legacies of an agrarian insurgency; Appendix: A model of high-risk collective action by subordinate social actors; Chronology of El Salvador's civil war; List of references.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elisabeth J. Wood, Elisabeth Jean Wood, Elisabeth Jean (Professor Wood
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.08.2003
• EAN: 9780521811750
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81175-0
• Pagine: 332
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Comparati
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie