Understanding the Central American crisis : sources of conflict, U.S. policy, and options for peace / edited by Kenneth M. Coleman and George C. Herring ; with foreword by Daniel Oduber. - Wilmington, DE : SR Books, 1991 - xix, 240 pages ; 24 cm. - Latin American silhouettes .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The agrarian bases of conflict in Central America / Billie R. DeWalt and Pedro Bidegaray
The consequences of excluding reformists from power / Kenneth M. Coleman
The Catholic Church and Central American politics / Kathleen M. Blee
Demorcracy and revolution in Nicaragua / Ilja A. Luciak
After the Battle of San Salvador / William M. LeoGrande
The aftermath of intervention : Panama, 1990 / Richard L. Millett
The reimposition of U.S. hegemony over Nicaragua / Harry E. Vanden and Thomas W. Walker
Vietnam, Central America, and the uses of history / George C. Herring
The permanent campaign's impact on U.S. Central American policy / Eldon Kenworthy

Introduction : The Reagan policy in historical perspective, 1. -- Indigenous sources of conflict, 17. -- The agrarian bases of conflict in Central America, 19. -- The consequences of excluding reformists from power : The view from 1990, 33. -- The catholic church and Central American politics, 55. -- Democracy and revolution in Nicaragua, 77. -- Intervention in Central America : Cases studies, 109. -- After the Battle of San Salvador, 111. -- The aftermath of intervention : Panama 1990, 139. -- The reimposition of U.S. hegemony over Nicaragua, 153. -- U.S. foreign policy and the crisis, 179. -- Vietnam, Central America, and the uses of history, 193. -- Conclusion : Toward a new Central American policy, 219

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América Central --Relaciones exteriores --Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--América Central
América Central --Política y gobierno--1979-
América Central --Condiciones económicas --1979-
América Central --Condiciones sociales --1979-
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