Revolution in El Salvador - Origins and Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Tommie Sue Montgomery has been traveling, occasionally living and teaching, and doing research in Latin America since 1976. With a M.A. from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. from New York University, she has spent over 40 years conducting research in El Salvador and is the author of three books and numerous articles on the country. She has also lived in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, and Argentina. Dr. Montgomery has received three Fulbright grants and, in 2013, was honoured by her alma mater, Wesleyan College in Georgia, for "distinguished achievement in a profession." Klappentext This book traces the history of El Salvador, focusing on the two actors?the oligarchy and the armed forces?that shaped the Salvadorean economy and political system. It offers a detailed account of the evolution of Civil war, and analyzes the electoral victory of the oligarchy in 1989. Zusammenfassung This book traces the history of El Salvador, focusing on the two actors—the oligarchy and the armed forces—that shaped the Salvadorean economy and political system. It offers a detailed account of the evolution of Civil war, and analyzes the electoral victory of the oligarchy in 1989. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction-Fifteen Years Later: Peace at Last -- Prologue: Recollections and Reflections-Fifteen Years in El Salvador -- The Roots of Revolution, 1524-1960 -- Challenges to Power, 1960-1980 -- The Church -- The Revolutionaries -- Descent into Anarchy, 1980-1982 -- High-Intensity Politics and Low-Intensity Conflict, 1982-1984 -- Electoral Authoritarianism and the Revolutionary Challenge, 1984-1989 -- The Road to Peace, 1989-1994 -- Epilogue: The Electronic Tamale

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rodolfo Cardenal, Ignacio Martín-Baró, Tommie Montgomery, Tommie Sue Montgomery, Montgomery Tommie Sue
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.1994
• EAN: 9780813300719
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-0071-9
• Pagine: 360
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, El Salvador, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, International Relations, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1960 to c 1970, Revolutionary groups & movements, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Land forces & warfare, Revolutionary groups and movements, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions