Armies without nations : public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960 /
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=121469 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.