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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... happened to me . I felt as though in my own little way , I helped defeat the Contras and bring to the U.S. some truth about what was really going on in Central America . ” XV ' or most of human history , political and military.
... happened to me . I felt as though in my own little way , I helped defeat the Contras and bring to the U.S. some truth about what was really going on in Central America . ” XV ' or most of human history , political and military.
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... going on [ in Central America ] . " A year later , Alexander Haig asserted ( quoted in Falcoff 1984 : 361 ) : " We consider what is happening [ in El Salvador ] is part of the global Com- munist campaign coordinated by Havana and Moscow ...
... going on [ in Central America ] . " A year later , Alexander Haig asserted ( quoted in Falcoff 1984 : 361 ) : " We consider what is happening [ in El Salvador ] is part of the global Com- munist campaign coordinated by Havana and Moscow ...
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... going to surrender or resign voluntarily . They had to be pushed . Force was thought to be the only means of ... going to " draw the line " against Soviet and Cuban adventur- ism in Central America by " going to the source of the problem ...
... going to surrender or resign voluntarily . They had to be pushed . Force was thought to be the only means of ... going to " draw the line " against Soviet and Cuban adventur- ism in Central America by " going to the source of the problem ...
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... going to the source " as using " diplomacy , trade , a number of things " to persuade the Soviets to alter their role in the area . " I don't think in any way , " the president assured his listeners , " that he was sug- gesting an ...
... going to the source " as using " diplomacy , trade , a number of things " to persuade the Soviets to alter their role in the area . " I don't think in any way , " the president assured his listeners , " that he was sug- gesting an ...
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... going very badly for the Salvadoran army.18 In Nicaragua , the Sandinistas were engaged in a rapid military buildup . Regional allies were reported to have lost confidence in the administration's efforts . And at home , congressional ...
... going very badly for the Salvadoran army.18 In Nicaragua , the Sandinistas were engaged in a rapid military buildup . Regional allies were reported to have lost confidence in the administration's efforts . And at home , congressional ...
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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