Title Armies without nations : public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960 / Robert H. Holden.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HN125.2.V5 H65 2004	Available	---

Description	x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject	Political violence -- Central America -- History.
	Political violence.
	Central America.
	History.
	Central America -- Politics and government.
	Politics and government.
	State-sponsored terrorism -- Central America -- History.
	State-sponsored terrorism.
ISBN	0195161203 alkaline paper