Political Movements and Violence in Central America

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Political Movements and Violence in Central America is written by Charles D. Brockett and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 052184083X (ISBN 10) and 9780521840835 (ISBN 13).

This book offers an indepth analysis of the confrontation between popular movements and repressive regimes in Central America for the three decades beginning in 1960, particularly in El Salvador and Guatemala. It examines both urban and rural groups as well as both nonviolent social movements and revolutionary movements. It studies the impact of state violence on contentious political movements as well as defends the political process model for studying such movements.