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Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state / Philip W. Travis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Travis, Philip W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Terrorism.
- United States--Foreign relations--Nicaragua.
- United States.
- Nicaragua--Foreign relations--United States.
- Nicaragua.
- United States--Military policy--History--20th century.
- Nicaragua--History--1979-1990.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2017]
- Summary:
- "This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U.S. War on Terror in the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Imperialism, the Cold War, and the roots of revolution
- Revolution in Nicaragua
- Counterinsurgency-counterterrorism
- Harbor mines
- The terrorist and the freedom fighter
- Outlaw states
- A war on terrorism
- War for peace
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-3719-7
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