Armies without nations: public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960
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1. Verfasser: Holden, Robert H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2004
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Part 1: 1821-1939. Historical dimensions of public violence in Latin America -- Binding hatreds : public violence, state, and nation in Central American history -- Guatemala : organizing for war -- El Salvador : a democracy of violence -- Honduras : caudillos in search of an army -- Nicaragua : a new army finds its caudillo -- Costa Rica : caudillos in search of a state -- Part 2 : 1940-1960. Transformations -- Defining collaboration : the United States and Central America -- Guatemala : "Showcase of Latin America" -- El Salvador : distrustful collaborator -- Honduras : remaking an "armed rabble" -- Nicaragua : "Ready to receive orders from Uncle Sam" -- Costa Rica : an army renamed -- Conclusions -- Statistical appendix -- Notes
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 336 Seiten) Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:0195185730