Scarcity And Survival In Central America

Author : William H. Durham
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1979-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804765664

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Scarcity and Survival in Central America by William H. Durham Pdf

Looking at both population and land tenure dynamics in their historical context, this study challenges the view that the 1969 conflict between El Salvador and Honduras was primarily a response to population pressure. The author demonstrates that land scarcity, a principal cause of the war, was largely a product of the concentration of landholdings. The analysis focuses on the emigration of 300,000 Salvadoreans to Honduras in the years before the war, inquiring into the reasons for the emigration, its impact on local agricultural economies, and its relation to the conflict. Answers to these questions are based on a new interpretation of national statistics and on original survey research in peasant communities. The author has used an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the perspectives of anthropology, ecology, history, demography, and geography. In addition to its value as a case study in human ecology, this book gives a clear account of the nature and origins of ecological pressures in rural Central America. The book is illustrated with 21 photographs and 7 maps.

Author : William Durham
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1979-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804711548

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Scarcity and Survival in Central America by William Durham Pdf

Looking at both population and land tenure dynamics in their historical context, this study challenges the view that the 1969 conflict between El Salvador and Honduras was primarily a response to population pressure. The author demonstrates that land scarcity, a principal cause of the war, was largely a product of the concentration of landholdings. The analysis focuses on the emigration of 300,000 Salvadoreans to Honduras in the years before the war, inquiring into the reasons for the emigration, its impact on local agricultural economies, and its relation to the conflict. Answers to these questions are based on a new interpretation of national statistics and on original survey research in peasant communities. The author has used an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the perspectives of anthropology, ecology, history, demography, and geography. In addition to its value as a case study in human ecology, this book gives a clear account of the nature and origins of ecological pressures in rural Central America. The book is illustrated with 21 photographs and 7 maps.

Author : Donald E Schulz,Douglas H Graham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000309973

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Revolution And Counterrevolution In Central America And The Caribbean by Donald E Schulz,Douglas H Graham Pdf

A detailed examination of the roots of revolution and counterrevolution in Central America and the Caribbean, this book draws on the research of an interdisciplinary team of noted scholars. The authors give special attention to the institutional and structural causes of stability and instability—in particular, the traditional role of the United States; the current economic crisis; the changing role of the Roman Catholic church; the influence of the military and security forces, the oligarchy, and the business sector; the problems of instituting socioeconomic reform; the politics of subsistence; and the revolutionary opposition. Following the thematic chapters, a country-by-country focus is employed to assess the situations in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Jamaica, and a section devoted to the international dimensions of the crisis looks at Mexican, Soviet, Cuban, and U.S. policies toward the region, The editors' concluding chapter explores prospects for the future of this troubled area.

Author : Matthew Philipp Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813232522

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Blood in the Fields by Matthew Philipp Whelan Pdf

"Examines the life and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador through the lens of agrarian reform, arguing that his advocacy for the just distribution of land drew heavily on Catholic Social Doctrine and its conviction that creation is a common gift"--

Author : Thomas P. Anderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1988-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313390692

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Politics in Central America by Thomas P. Anderson Pdf

A clear and balanced presentation of the dilemmas associated with each of the four nations. A skillful cultural framework is provided in the first chapter, which serves as an overview. Foreign Affairs A fine study. Anderson's reputation as a scholar and a Latin Americanist will be enhanced when this study has time to make its imprint. American Political Science Review This new volume provides an up-to-date survey of the Central American states involved in the current conflict. While several studies of the individual countries in the region have appeared, there have been no recent attempts at a synthesis of the problems of the area. Politics in Central America fills this gap, analyzing the roots of the current crisis and suggesting solutions to the problems of the region. The author's chief assertion is that the roots of the problems in Central America are not to be found in the East-West struggle but in the competition within each country for control of the scarce natural resources. This crisis in Central America calls for drastic and economic changes. The key question, Anderson claims, is whether or not these changes can be brought about within a democratic framework.

Author : James L. Busey
Publisher : Twayne Publishers
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Latin America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173025387131

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Prospects for the Social Transformation of Latin America by James L. Busey Pdf

Author : Deborah Sundloff Schulz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429975400

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The United States, Honduras, And The Crisis In Central America by Deborah Sundloff Schulz Pdf

Prior to the 1980s Honduras was an obscure backwater, of little public or policy concern in the United States. With the advent of the Reagan administration, however, Hondurans found themselves at the center of the US-Central American imbroglio, a launching pad for the administration's contra war against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and for counterinsurgency operations against guerrillas in El Salvador. Placing events in the context of Honduran history, the authors provide penetrating insights into the causes of revolution in Central America and the sources of stability that enabled Honduras to escape the civil strife that consumed its neighbors. At the same time, the work offers a fascinating account of Honduran domestic politics and of the personalities, motives, and maneuvers of policymakers on both sides of the U.S.-Honduras relationship—too often a tale of intrigue, violence, and corruption.

Author : Lars Schoultz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781400858491

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National Security and United States Policy Toward Latin America by Lars Schoultz Pdf

Lars Schoultz proposes a way for all those interested in U.S. foreign policy fully to appreciate the terms of the present debate. To understand U.S. policy in Latin America, he contends, one must critically examine the deeply held beliefs of U.S. policy makers about what Latin America means to U.S. national security. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Stanford Central America Action Network
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000310016

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Revolution In Central America by Stanford Central America Action Network Pdf

Central America, though affected for decades by profound socioeconomic transformations, has been more or less quiescent politically. The sudden eruption of revolutionary turmoil in the region, as seen in recent events in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala, has shattered the political status quo and cast Central America into the U.S. foreign poli

Author : David Pion-Berlin
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807875292

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Civil-Military Relations in Latin America by David Pion-Berlin Pdf

The armed forces may no longer rule nations throughout Latin America, but they continue to influence democratic governments across the region. In nine original, thought-provoking essays, this book offers fresh theoretical insights into the dilemmas facing Latin American politicians as they struggle to gain full control over their military institutions. Latin America has changed in profound ways since the end of the Cold War, the re-emergence of democracy, and the ascendancy of free-market economies and trade blocs. The contributors to this volume recognize the necessity of finding intellectual approaches that speak to these transformations. They utilize a wide range of contemporary models to analyze recent political and economic reform in nations throughout Latin America, presenting case studies on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, and Venezuela. Bridging the gap between Latin American studies and political science, these essays not only explore the forces that shape civil-military relations in Latin America but also address larger questions of political development and democratization in the region. The contributors are Felipe Aguero, J. Samuel Fitch, Wendy Hunter, Ernesto Lopez, Brian Loveman, David R. Mares, Deborah L. Norden, David Pion-Berlin, and Harold A. Trinkunas. Latin American Studies/Political Science

Author : Thomas P. Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : El Salvador-Honduras Conflict, 1969
ISBN : UVA:X000224652

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The War of the Dispossessed by Thomas P. Anderson Pdf

Author : Solon Barraclough,Michael F. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040700390

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The Rich Have Already Eaten by Solon Barraclough,Michael F. Scott Pdf

Author : Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0842027688

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Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America by Latin American Studies Association. International Congress Pdf

For Central America, the last third of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. This study demonstrates how revolt and revolution served as the motors of political change in Central America. The book examines the various ways in which democratic transition has taken place - all of which have been distinct from countries in South America, where democratization was relatively sudden and peaceful. It analyzes the major forces shaping change in the region and provides the recent political history of all six Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. Each country's particular transition should add to the reader's understanding of democratization.

Author : Virginia Tilley
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0826339255

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Seeing Indians by Virginia Tilley Pdf

A cross disciplinary study of the political motives for eradicating indigenous identity in El Salvador.

Author : Daniel H. Levine
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 0472064568

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Constructing Culture and Power in Latin America by Daniel H. Levine Pdf

A notable collection of complementary essays, largely culled from the pages of Comparative studies in society and history, examine the ways in which power (exerted by capital, markets, peasants, women, elites, and States) and culture (expressed in official policy, institutions, and communal life) h