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Author Smith, Christian, 1960-

Title Resisting Reagan : the U.S. Central America peace movement / Christian Smith
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 464 pages)
Contents 1. The Sources of Central American Unrest -- 2. United States Intervention -- 3. Low-Intensity Warfare -- 4. Launching the Peace Movement -- 5. Grasping the Big Picture -- 6. The Social Structure of Moral Outrage -- 7. The Individual Activists -- 8. Negotiating Strategies and Collective Identity -- 9. Fighting Battles of Public Discourse -- 10. Facing Harassment and Repression -- 11. Problems for Protesters Closer to Home -- 12. The Movement's Demise -- 13. What Did the Movement Achieve? -- 14. Lessons for Social-Movement Theory -- Appendix: The Distribution and Activities of Central America Peace Movement Organizations
Summary "Though more a study of US interest groups and social movements, provides useful information on US policy toward Central America. Somewhat sympathetic toward the peace movements' goals and to their definition of 'harassment.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Peace movements -- United States -- History
Peace movements -- Central America -- History
Religion and politics -- United States -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization.
Peace movements
Politics and government
International relations
Religion and politics
SUBJECT Central America -- Relations -- United States
United States -- Relations -- Central America
Central America -- Politics and government -- 1979- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85021888
Subject Central America
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 96003141
ISBN 9780226763330
0226763331