TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zarate, Juan Carlos
TI  - Forging democracy: a comparative study of the effects of U.S. foreign policy on Central  American democratization 
SN  - 0819195286
AV  - 130 F 1439 Z36f 1994 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - New York
PB  - University Press of America
N2  - Democratization and its factors, 7. -- Definition of terms, 8. -- Precondiction literature, 8. -- Political crafting, 20. -- Latin America in theorign actors in democratization, 24. -- The theory of hegemonic power, 28. -- The United States in Costa Rica : The stabilizing effects of U.S. foreign policy, 29. --  Definition of terms, 31. -- The four alternative explanations, 32. -- Synopsis of key trends in U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, 38. -- The revolution of 1948, 40. -- The crisis in Costa Rica : 1979-1985, 46. -- Conclusion, 52. -- The eagle and the quetzal : The United States in Guatemala, 57. -- Period of reform and the 1954 coup, 57. -- The economic crisis and political transformation (1976-1985), 62. -- Conclusion, 72. -- The lasting effects of U.S. foreing policy on Nicaragua, 75. --  The guardia nacional and Somoza, 77. -- The democratic ware and the coup of 1947, 79. -- The Caribbean legion and the Nicaragua - Costa Rica border dispute, 85. -- United States policy (1979-1985), 101
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