Part 1 Historical origins of social structure and class formation: Central America - cultures in conflict, J.L.Flora et al; sociology of developing societies - historical bases of insurgency in Central America, J.L.Flora and E.T.Rivas; class conflict in an export economy - the social roots of the Salvadorean Insurrection of 1932, L.Zamos. Part 2 Contemporary transformation of politics and class: parties, political development and social conflict in Honduras and Costa Rica - a comparative analysis, J.L.V.Carballo; insurgency and counterinsurgency in Guatemala, J.Handy; the prospects for democratization in El Salvador, T.L.Karl; the impact of revolutionary transformation on the popular classes - the working class in the Sandinista Revolution, C.M.Vilas; authoritarian transition to democracy in Central America, E.T.Rivas.
