INSIDE CENTRAL AMERICA
The Essential Facts Past and Present on El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
Published on 20. February 2013
176 pages
978-0-307-83163-7 (ISBN)
Description
Since 1979, United States policy in Central America has been based on an assumption that revolutionary movements led by Marxists must represent a serious threat to U.S. interests and security. On this point, the difference between liberals and conservatives is merely one of emphasis or accent. Such an assumption is not shared by most governments in Western Europe and Latin America. In part, these countries base their positions on their understanding of the originas of the present crisis--that is, the history, both remote and recent, of Central America. (Original publication 6/85)
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Phillip Berryman was a pastoral worker in a barrio in Panama during 1965-73, the years in which the new liberation theology and pastoral practice in Latin America were taking shape. From 1976 to 1980, as Central American representative for the American Friends Service Committee, he was in a privileged position to observe the deepening crisis in the region. In 1980, he returned from Guatemala to the United States and now lives in Philadelphia with his wife and three daughters, continuing to do research and writing. He is the author of The Religious Roots of Rebellion and Liberation Theology, and has published numerous reviews and articles in such journals as Commonweal, America, and The National Catholic Reporter.
Content
- Intro
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Origins of the Conflict
- Agroexport Destiny
- Intervention and Dictatorship
- Modernization and Crisis
- The Rise of Militant Opposition
- A Revolution Takes Power
- 2: Confronting Revolution: Step-by-Step
- Reform vs. Revolution
- Enter Ronald Reagan
- Getting Set for the Long Haul
- The U.S. Military Buildup
- 3: Confronting Revolution: Patterns and Issues
- Patterns in U.S. Policies
- Debate Themes
- 4: Confronting Revolution: Outcomes
- Results of Current U.S. Policies
- Direct U.S. Intervention
- The Logic of Regionalization
- Political and Diplomatic Consequences
- The Costs of Containment
- 5: The United States and Central American Revolutions: Is Any Accommodation Possible?
- Security Threats
- What Do the Revolutionaries Want?
- Accommodation with the United States
- 6: What to Do
- Negotiation Rejected
- The Contadora Initiative
- Negotiated Settlements
- Beyond Central America
- Chronology of Central American Negotiations, 1980-1984
- Country Profiles
- Glossary of Acronyms and Proper Names
- References
- About the Author
