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Resisting Reagan : the U.S. Central America peace movement / Christian Smith.
LIBRA F1436.8.U6 S65 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Christian, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace movements.
- History.
- Relations.
- Central America--Relations--United States.
- Central America.
- United States.
- United States--Relations--Central America.
- Central America--Politics and government--1979-.
- Politics and government.
- Peace movements--United States--History.
- Peace movements--Central America--History.
- Religion and politics--United States--History.
- Religion and politics.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsAcronymsIntroduction1: 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 Identity9: 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 OrganizationsNotes Bibliography Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-451) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226763358
- 0226763366
- OCLC:
- 34150233
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