{"product_id":"comparative-peace-processes-in-latin-cynthia-j-arnson-9780804735896","title":"Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America","description":"This book is about ending guerrilla conflicts in Latin America through political means. It is about peace processes, aimed at securing an end to military hostilities in the context of agreements that touch on some of the principal political, economic, social, and ethnic imbalances that led to conflict in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book presents a carefully structured comparative analysis of six Latin American countries--Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru--which experienced guerrilla warfare that outlasted the end of the Cold War. The book explores in detail the unique constellation of national and international events that allowed some wars to end in negotiated settlement, one to end in virtual defeat of the insurgents, and the others to rage on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe aim of the book is to identify the variables that contribute to the success or failure of a peace dialogue. Though the individual case studies deal with dynamics that have allowed for or impeded successful negotiations, the contributors also examine comparatively such recurrent dilemmas as securing justice for victims of human rights abuses, reforming the military and police forces, and reconstructing the domestic economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eServing as a bridge between the distinct literatures on democratization in Latin America and on conflict resolution, the book underscores the reciprocal influences that peace processes and democratic transition have on each other, and the ways democratic \"space\" is created and political participation enhanced by means of a peace dialogue with insurgent forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case studies--by country and issue specialists from Latin America, the United States, and Europe--are augmented by commentaries of senior practitioners most directly involved in peace negotiations, including United Nations officials, former peace advisers, and activists from civil society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia J. Arnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804735891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804735896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.97w x 1.25d","brand":"Cynthia J. Arnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059759149311,"sku":"9780804735896","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_448054cd-2ee0-4c51-ad72-b27d8c1735c4.jpg?v=1685060163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-peace-processes-in-latin-cynthia-j-arnson-9780804735896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}