Theoretical Issues in El Salvador's Peace Process -- Ancient Conflicts -- Modern Violence: The Causes And Context for Civil War -- Internal Forces Struggle to Resolve the Civil War PartI -- the FMLN -- Internal Pressures for Ending Salvador's Civil War PartII -- the Jesuits and ARENA -- The United States: Protagonist or Mediator? -- External Influences on the Negotiations To End the War in El Salvador -- Introducing the United Nations -- Four Critical Moments in the Negotiations -- Implementation of the Chapultepec Accords: The Achievements -- Challenges to the Peace Accords
Summary
The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work examines how peace was made and whether it has endured