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Political Movements and Violence in Central Americaby Charles D. Brockett; Douglas McAdam; Sidney Tarrow; Charles Tilly
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 34.00This book offers an in-depth analysis of the confrontation between popular movements and repressive regimes in Central America for the three decades beginning in 1960, particularly in El Salvador and Guatemala. It examines both urban and rural groups as well as both nonviolent social movements and revolutionary movements. more...
Strategy and Tactics of the Salvadoran FMLN Guerrillasby Gustavo Perdomo; David E. Spencer
ABC-CLIO 1995; US$ 168.00This book examines the military organization, strategy, and tactics of the Salvadoran FMLN guerrillas during their efforts to overthrow the government. It is largely based on the authors' personal collections of guerrilla documents captured in the war, interviews with former and captured guerrillas, and personal combat experience during one of the fiercest wars fought in the Western hemisphere in the 20th century. The book describes the guerrilla tactics from a technical point of view, and their evolution during the war in El Salvador.||It includes discussions of such tactical concepts as concentration and deconcentration, urban combat, anti-air defense, the use of mines, and homemade weapons. It contains a chapter on the FMLN special forcesthey... more...
El Salvador Travel Complete Profileby World Trade Press
World Trade Press 2010; US$ 15.20Whether planning your own trip to El Salvador, or planning someone elses, youll be equipped with the all-inclusive travel reportboth of our Travel and Points of Interest reports rolled into one. more...
The History of El Salvadorby CHRISTOPHER WHITE
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 63.00Plagued by political instability, economic hardships, and massacres of innocent men, women, and children, El Salvador has fought for freedom throughout the centuries. No other reference source captures the suffering and adversities this ever-evolving country has faced. El Salvador's tumultuous history and recent past are clearly documented in this comprehensive volume, filling a void on high school and public library shelves. This work offers the most current coverage on this tiny Latin American nation's struggles, covering from the pre-Columbian era to economics and politics in the 21st Century. Complete with interviews and accounts from former rebels and guerillas and other victims of the country's struggle for freedom, this volume highlights... more...
Salvadorby Joan Didion
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 9.99"Terror is the given of the place." The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war. The writer is Joan Didion, who delivers an anatomy of that country's particular brand of terror–its mechanisms, rationales, and intimate relation to United States foreign policy.As ash travels from battlefields to body dumps, interviews a puppet president, and considers the distinctly Salvadoran grammar of the verb "to disappear," Didion gives us a book that is germane to any country in which bloodshed has become a standard tool of politics. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Western El Salvadorby Frommer's ShortCuts
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 5.99Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Western El Salvador—and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Western El Salvador includes: Ruta de las Flores, Parque Nacional El Imposible & Tacuba, Santa Ana, Lago de Coatepeque, Parque Montecristo & Lago de Güija. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection. more...
El Salvador's Pacific Coastby Frommer's ShortCuts
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 5.99Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to El Salvador's Pacific Coast—and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to El Salvador's Pacific Coast includes: The Balsamo Coast, Eastern Pacific Coast. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection. more...
Eastern El Salvadorby Frommer's ShortCuts
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 5.99This Frommer's ShortCuts to Eastern El Salvador includes: Suchitoto, Concepcion de Quezaltepeque, La Palma & El Pital, Alegria, Perquin, Mozote, San Miguel, San Vicente.Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection. more...
San Salvador, El Salvadorby Frommer's ShortCuts
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 5.99This Frommer's ShortCuts to San Salvador, El Salvador includes: San Salvador. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection. more...
Everyday Revolutionariesby Irina Carlota Silber
Rutgers University Press 2010; US$ 27.95Everyday Revolutionaries provides a longitudinal and rigorous analysis of the legacies of war in a community racked by political violence. By exploring political processes in one of El Salvador's former war zones-a region known for its peasant revolutionary participation-it offers a searing portrait of the entangled aftermaths of confrontation and displacement, aftermaths that have produced continued deception and marginalization. Beautifully written and offering rich stories of hope and despair, this book contributes to important debates in public anthropology and the ethics of engaged research practices. more...
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