The Salvador option : the United States in El Salvador, 1977-1992
| Statement of responsibility: | Russell Crandall |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Cambridge University Press,
2016
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 698 Seiten) |
| Edition: | First published |
| ISBN: | 9781316471081 (Online) ; 9781107134591 (hbk) ; 9781316500644 (pbk) |
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| External Sources: | URL des Erstveröffentlichers lizenzpflichtig Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Other Editions: | Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe): The Salvador option . - New York/ N.Y : Cambridge University Press, 2016 |
| Summary: | Part I. El Salvador in the Cold War -- Farabundo Martí, la matanza, and a stolen election -- The United States in Latin America -- American military mission in El Salvador -- A divided nation: military traditions, democratic third way, and liberation theology -- Guerrillas are born -- Part II. Jimmy Carter -- Revolution and counterinsurgency in Guatemala -- Mass organizations -- Carter arrives -- Carter and the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, 1979 -- An October coup -- Carter engages Salvador -- Archbishop Romero -- Land -- The American churchwomen -- Arming the rebels -- Guerrilla final offensive, January 1981 -- Death squads -- Part III. Ronald Reagan -- Reagan arrives -- Reagan and Salvador -- El Mozote -- Another Vietnam -- Solidarity -- Troop cap and certifying human rights -- Reagan gambles on elections, 1982 -- The Shultz Doctrine -- Human rights -- Henry Kissinger -- Contras -- "Elections yes, dialogue no," 1984 presidential election -- La Palma -- Esquipulas -- Counterinsurgency I -- Counterinsurgency II -- Zona Rosa -- Air war -- José Napoleón Duarte -- Iran-Contra -- Part IV. George H.W. Bush -- Elusive justice -- Pessimism -- Bush arrives -- Bush, Cristiani, and the 1989 vote -- Guerrilla "second" final offensive, 1989 -- Jesuit killings -- Sams -- United Nations and peace -- Demobilization -- Part V. Post-war -- Post-war Salvador -- Concluding thoughts Part I. El Salvador in the Cold War -- Farabundo Martí, la matanza, and a stolen election -- The United States in Latin America -- American military mission in El Salvador -- A divided nation: military traditions, democratic third way, and liberation theology -- Guerrillas are born -- Part II. Jimmy Carter -- Revolution and counterinsurgency in Guatemala -- Mass organizations -- Carter arrives -- Carter and the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, 1979 -- An October coup -- Carter engages Salvador -- Archbishop Romero -- Land -- The American churchwomen -- Arming the rebels -- Guerrilla final offensive, January 1981 -- Death squads -- Part III. Ronald Reagan -- Reagan arrives -- Reagan and Salvador -- El Mozote -- Another Vietnam -- Solidarity -- Troop cap and certifying human rights -- Reagan gambles on elections, 1982 -- The Shultz Doctrine -- Human rights -- Henry Kissinger -- Contras -- "Elections yes, dialogue no," 1984 presidential election -- La Palma -- Esquipulas -- Counterinsurgency I -- Counterinsurgency II -- Zona Rosa -- Air war -- José Napoleón Duarte -- Iran-Contra -- Part IV. George H.W. Bush -- Elusive justice -- Pessimism -- Bush arrives -- Bush, Cristiani, and the 1989 vote -- Guerrilla "second" final offensive, 1989 -- Jesuit killings -- Sams -- United Nations and peace -- Demobilization -- Part V. Post-war -- Post-war Salvador -- Concluding thoughts |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781316471081 |