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Guerrillas

By Dirk Kruijt

Guerrillas Social Sciences

Guerrillas

By Dirk Kruijt

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Three parallel wars were fought in the latter half of the twentieth century in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. These wars were long and brutal, dividing international opinion sharply between US support for dictatorial regimes and the USSR's sponsorship of guerrilla fighters. This fascinating study of the 'guerrilla generation' is based on in-depth interviews with both guerrilla comandantes and political and military leaders of the time. Dirk Kruijt analyses the dreams and achievements, the successes and failures, the utopias and dystopias of an entire Central American generation and its leaders. Guerrillas ranges widely, from the guerrilla movement's origins in poverty, oppression and exclusion; its tactics in warfare; the ill-fated experiment with Sandinista government in Nicaragua; to the subsequent 'normalization' of guerrilla movements within democratic societies. The story told here is vital for understanding contemporary social movements in Latin America.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2008-05-13
Publication Date:
2008-02-17
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1842777386
ISBN13:
9781842777381
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
521 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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