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, 1 The Roots of Revolution, 1524-1960, 2 Challenges to Power, 1960-1980, 3 The Church, 4 The Revolutionaries, 5 Descent into Anarchy; 1980-1982, 6 High-Intensity Politics and Low-lntensity Conflict, 1982-1984, 7 Electoral Authoritarianism and the Revolutionary Challenge, 1984-1989, 8 The Road to Peace, 1989-1994, Epilogue: The Electronic Tamale