Resisting Reagan: The U.S. Central America Peace MovementA comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Central America peace movement, Resisting Reagan explains why more than one hundred thousand U.S. citizens marched in the streets, illegally housed refugees, traveled to Central American war zones, committed civil disobedience, and hounded their political representatives to contest the Reagan administration's policy of sponsoring wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Focusing on the movement's three most important national campaigns—Witness for Peace, Sanctuary, and the Pledge of Resistance—this book demonstrates the centrality of morality as a political motivator, highlights the importance of political opportunities in movement outcomes, and examines the social structuring of insurgent consciousness. Based on extensive surveys, interviews, and research, Resisting Reagan makes significant contributions to our understanding of the formation of individual activist identities, of national movement dynamics, and of religious resources for political activism. |
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... ) . Thus , the objective grounds for widespread discontent — injus- tice , increasing misery , and early death — were epidemic . Table 1.1 . Per Capita Basic Food Cropland ( Hectares THE SOURCES OF CENTRAL AMERICAN UNREST.
... ) . Thus , the objective grounds for widespread discontent — injus- tice , increasing misery , and early death — were epidemic . Table 1.1 . Per Capita Basic Food Cropland ( Hectares THE SOURCES OF CENTRAL AMERICAN UNREST.
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... death - squad assassinations , " disappearances , and widespread torture became commonplace in many countries . " " in In Guatemala , for example , nine years of progressive reform were reversed in 1954 when a U.S. - backed military ...
... death - squad assassinations , " disappearances , and widespread torture became commonplace in many countries . " " in In Guatemala , for example , nine years of progressive reform were reversed in 1954 when a U.S. - backed military ...
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... death squads , responded with massive repression , assassinations , and mas- sacres . Oppositional military forces often struck back with equal ferocity . Often , violent repression occurred in broad daylight . Protest- ers ...
... death squads , responded with massive repression , assassinations , and mas- sacres . Oppositional military forces often struck back with equal ferocity . Often , violent repression occurred in broad daylight . Protest- ers ...
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... death - squad forces abducted and killed more than twenty - one thousand civilians ( Fagan 1987 : 78 ) . Overall , many tens of thousands of Salvadorans lost their lives in the repression ( Brockett 1990 : 155 ) . In response , " armed ...
... death - squad forces abducted and killed more than twenty - one thousand civilians ( Fagan 1987 : 78 ) . Overall , many tens of thousands of Salvadorans lost their lives in the repression ( Brockett 1990 : 155 ) . In response , " armed ...
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... death - squad right . It claimed that its own strategy was primarily a political one , with mil- itary aid serving only as a shield to protect successful reforms against insurgent sabotage . Given a chance , it argued , Duarte would ...
... death - squad right . It claimed that its own strategy was primarily a political one , with mil- itary aid serving only as a shield to protect successful reforms against insurgent sabotage . Given a chance , it argued , Duarte would ...
Contents
part two The Movement Emerges | 57 |
Illustrations follow page 208 | 209 |
part three Maintaining the Struggle | 209 |
part four Assessing the Movement | 363 |
The Distribution and Activities of Central America Peace Movement Organizations | 387 |
Notes | 393 |
Bibliography | 419 |
Index | 453 |
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