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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... ( quoted in Spykman et al . 1988 : 52 ) . Besides the injustice of having their land stolen , the natives suffered the abuse of forced labor — an essential component of the system's suc- cess — through slavery , work quotas , compulsory ...
... ( quoted in Spykman et al . 1988 : 52 ) . Besides the injustice of having their land stolen , the natives suffered the abuse of forced labor — an essential component of the system's suc- cess — through slavery , work quotas , compulsory ...
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... ( quoted in Frontline 1986 ) : " I'm not bothered by what's happening these days . We faced a similar situation in 1932 , and in 1932 the situation was handled appropriately . Shouldn't we be able to handle the current situation just as ...
... ( quoted in Frontline 1986 ) : " I'm not bothered by what's happening these days . We faced a similar situation in 1932 , and in 1932 the situation was handled appropriately . Shouldn't we be able to handle the current situation just as ...
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... ( quoted in Kornbluh 1987 : 2 ) : " The Central American area constitutes a legitimate sphere of influence for the United States . ... We do control the destinies of Cen- tral America , and we do so for the single reason that [ our ] ...
... ( quoted in Kornbluh 1987 : 2 ) : " The Central American area constitutes a legitimate sphere of influence for the United States . ... We do control the destinies of Cen- tral America , and we do so for the single reason that [ our ] ...
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... ( quoted in LaFeber 1984 : 302 ) , " the Soviet Union underlies all the unrest that is going on [ in Central America ] . " A year later , Alexander Haig asserted ( quoted in Falcoff 1984 : 361 ) : " We consider what is happening [ in El ...
... ( quoted in LaFeber 1984 : 302 ) , " the Soviet Union underlies all the unrest that is going on [ in Central America ] . " A year later , Alexander Haig asserted ( quoted in Falcoff 1984 : 361 ) : " We consider what is happening [ in El ...
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... ( quoted in Kenworthy 1987 : 163 ) , were " a cruel clique of deeply committed Communists at war with God and man . " " I haven't believed anything they've been saying since they got in charge , " Reagan told a group of news reporters ( ...
... ( quoted in Kenworthy 1987 : 163 ) , were " a cruel clique of deeply committed Communists at war with God and man . " " I haven't believed anything they've been saying since they got in charge , " Reagan told a group of news reporters ( ...
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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