TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Christian
TI  - Resisting Reagan: the U.S. Central America peace movement 
SN  - 9780226763330 (electronic bk.)
AV  - F1436.8.U6 S65 1996eb
U1  - 303.48/2730728 22
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Peace movements
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Central America
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Political Science
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Globalization
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Relations
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1979-
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The Sources of Central American Unrest -- 2. United States Intervention -- 3. Low-Intensity Warfare -- 4. Launching the Peace Movement -- 5. Grasping the Big Picture -- 6. The Social Structure of Moral Outrage -- 7. The Individual Activists -- 8. Negotiating Strategies and Collective Identity -- 9. Fighting Battles of Public Discourse -- 10. Facing Harassment and Repression -- 11. Problems for Protesters Closer to Home -- 12. The Movement's Demise -- 13. What Did the Movement Achieve? -- 14. Lessons for Social-Movement Theory -- Appendix: The Distribution and Activities of Central America Peace Movement Organizations
N2  - "Though more a study of US interest groups and social movements, provides useful information on US policy toward Central America. Somewhat sympathetic toward the peace movements' goals and to their definition of 'harassment.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
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