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In January 1984 Wendy Shaull set out across the mountains to meet the rebel forces in El Salvador. Eager to understand how a guerrilla war, the consequence of over 50 years of military dictatorships, was lived, and with her project approved by the FMLN guerillas, she arrived in the war zones. She stayed for a year. Little journalism has been written to try to understand the other side - to go to the heart of the struggle, far from colleagues, from hotels. No other "foreign" journalist has spent so long with rebels, anywhere in the world. Wendy Shaull found it hard and lonely, but she emerged 11 months later to tell an unknown secret...of war and death; of courage, endurance, and everyday life, depicted here in both worlds and pictures. ... Read more

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Discusses El Salvador's civil war which began in 1980, focusing on the origins of political unrest and the involvement of the FMLN, the campesinos, and the Salvadoran and American governments. ... Read more

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USEl Salvador Economic and Political Cooperation Handbook ... Read more

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El Salvador Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook ... Read more

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Good insight into what really happened in ES
I read the Spanish version of this book, which I am still trying to find.It is very moving and interesting as it gives the reader who lacks knowledge of the atrocities that occurred in El Salvador a vivid and real insight from the individuals that experienced it.As an educator in a very diverse area in California, I would defenitely recommend this book to any of my students interested in learning about the history of their people.It is a very simple yet moving book which will make you think about how people struggle to survive yet are determined to do so against all odds.

A Book You'll Never Forget
"Rebel Radio" is inspiring, moving, and impossible to put down, and not just for radio fans. It's the story of how a small band of young rebels put a guerrilla station (like a pirate station) on the air and kept it there for years against all odds, told in their own voices.We see them develop as journalists, as artists, and as revolutionaries. The Salvadorans are resourceful, creative, and audacious beyond belief.They tear down the station at a moment's notice and carry it off on their backs, staying just ahead of the government forces who want to destroy them, then taunting the generals on the air, like Wily Coyote and the Roadrunner. You'll fall in love with these people; they're fearsomely brave and committed, yet they have their funny and deeply human moments too. You'll want to run off to El Salvador immediately to see the museum that honorsRadio Venceremos.

POR CORAJE
This book's story is a little example of how cruel power could be against a people. El salvador gave the world some decades ago one of the most gallards fights in order to preserve freedom, justice, wealth, independence, work. Power, land and money inside a fisk and in the other hand a defendless people, armed only with reason. The resulting damages of salvadoran pro- USA death squads are horrendous: massacres, sexual violations, catholic nuns, union leaders, peasants, teachers, children killed. And the School of the Americas is still open :)... And still current El Salvador government refuses to cooperate with justice.... ... A great homage for those killed.

historia de la radio venceremos
I bought this book in El Salvador in one of the few visits that I have made to my natal land, the strugles that all the fighters have to go thru to keep the radio waves opened for all the listeners was horrendous. Thebook tell the story of the freedom fighters moving all the equipment fromsite to site and hiding it from the attacks of the salvadorean army. Theheroism displayed or let's say described in the book is to be admired. I amnot a former guerrilla member nor do I like comunism in any form, but beingsalvadorean myself I could not hold some tears after reading some of thechapters in the book.

excelente
Hola Marvin, me llamo R. Manolo Mendez,24 años, vivo en Canada, Montréal.Leí este libro y me pareció fantastico, increíble, no sabes cuanto lo disfruté. Bueno, solo quería saludarte, soy un gran admirador de lagente que pelió por nuestro país, me han recomendado un libro llamado:Carceles Clandestinas, dicen que es muy bueno, pero no lo encuentro enninguna parte.Bueno, fue un placer saludarte, adios. ... Read more

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This book examines a unique university model for social change-the University of Central America Jos Sime-n Ca-as (UCA) in El Salvador, where the military murdered six Jesuit priests and two women on November 16, 1989.

The book addresses such important questions as: Is the role of a university to train managers for maintaining the status quo, or to prepare graduates who will help create a new society?Is the university an ivory tower, or a center for research on social problems?Beginning with the historical, social, economic, and political context of El Salvador, this book examines the university and the factors that contributed to its changed focus, such as liberation theology.

The bishops of El Salvador wanted a traditional Catholic university, but the Jesuits and their lay colleagues established an institution of Christian inspiration, free from ecclesiastical entanglements.The rectorate of Luis Achaerandio, S.J. (1969-75) saw new academic programs, research, and social outreach.The UCA took over the journal Estudios Centroamericanos, which undertook the analysis of such social issues as the 1969 war with Honduras, agrarian reform, and the fraudulent elections of 1972.

Rom n Mayorga's term of office included intensified academic and financial planning, and a sharper focus on crucial national issues, with the result that rightist bombs began to explode on the campus and employees were threatened.In 1977, death squads gave the Jesuits a month to leave the country, or be killed, but the Jesuits refused to go.

The final chapters cover the Ellacur'a decade: 1979-89.Despite continued bombings and attacks in the press, the UCA expanded academic programs, centers for social outreach, and publications, and played a major role in calling for negotiations to end the civil war which had erupted in the early 1980s. ... Read more

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Popkin analyzes the role of international actors, notably the United States and the United Nations, and the contributions and limitations of international assistance in efforts to establish accountability and reform the justice system in El Salvador. The author discusses the essential role of civil society in attempts to establish accountability and an effective justice system for all, and looks at the reasons for and the consequences of the limited role played by Salvadorean civil society. She also addresses the challenges facing democratic reform efforts in the context of a postwar crime wave.Peace Without Justice grew out of Margaret Popkin's extensive experience working as a human rights advocate in El Salvador during the armed conflict and interviews with a variety of Salvadorans and others involved in justice reform and in negotiating and implementing the peace accords. ... Read more

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The recent replacement of authoritarian rule by democracy in both South Africa and El Salvador poses a puzzle:why did the powerful, anti-democratic elites of these countries abandon death squads, apartheid, and the other tools of political repression and take a chance on democracy? Forging Democracy From Below shows how popular mobilization--in El Salvador an effective guerilla army supported by peasant collaboration and in South Africa a powerful alliance of labor unions and poor urban dwellers--forced the elite to the bargaining table, and why a durable settlement and democratic government were the result. ... Read more

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Recommend reading it. Excellent source of background...
...information on the civil wars that took place in both countries.Explain theory of transition to democracy from below using the "most different" method (using two unlike countries that had a similar transition). ... Read more

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Courageous woman uncoverstorture, coverups and femicide
While the summary gives away some hints of the book there is a lot more to be covered specifically how Maria Tulsa uncovers how much of the torture, murders and government terrorism in El Salvador was aided by the United States. That's probably what people should focus on the most. Even in today's age the hypocritical points the finger at Iraq and other countries for sponsoring terrorism yet has aided terrorism and dictatorships in places like Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Nicaragua (Samoza dynasty) and many more country.

Some things never change. Anyhow, as mentioned Maria herself is born not just from a poor family but a poor crazy family. Her mother and father are simply terrible cruel parents who don't give her daughter anything, her siblings abuse her and low and behold it's her Grandmother who is the only person that Maria can honestly call a relative.

Later on she marries, and her husband is murdered by the government and labeled as a terrorist for striking. Maria can't even find her husband's dead body to claim (something that happened in other countries like Argentina where the government exterminated thousands of people yet wouldn't even tell loved ones where their victims bodies where). Simply disgusting. Maria's story is very familiar to people who have done research and have lived through this sort of thing.

She didn't just become a victim but an activist starting the Co-Madres group. Her story is sad but inspirational it really deserves more attention than just the three reviews here on Amazon.com

A very courageous person
It is amazing to see what kind of atrocities go on in other parts of the world.What's even more of a shock are the institutions put in place to keep the masses oppressed for the benefit of a few.This book opened myeyes to the widespread repercussions of the cold war, and how the USsupported tyranous regimes in the name of "defending democracy".

It opened my eyes to the human atroscities in El Salvador
A must read for anyone who is the least bit concerned with human rights--A lesson in the truth vs. what the media provides us.Honestly written--a beautiful book

this book should be read by any person of domestic violence,
this is the best book i have ever read.it is very exicting and uplifting. Maria Tula is one of the most courageous individuals i have read about. being a woman i want to use maria as a model for myself and myfuture daughters. any one who has experiecned domestic violence should readthis book because she expereinced and overcame it. please read andrecommend this book to women and men. ... Read more

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"Gender equality and meaningful democratization are inextricably linked," writes Ilja Luciak. "The democratization of Central America requires the full incorporation of women as voters, candidates, and office holders." In After the Revolution: Gender and Democracy in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, Luciak shows how former guerrilla women in three Central American countries made the transition from insurgents to mainstream political players in the democratization process.

Examining the role of women in the various stages of revolutionary and national politics, Luciak begins with women as participants and leaders in guerrilla movements. Women contributed greatly to the revolutionary struggle in all three countries, but thereafter many similarities ended. In Guatemala, ideological disputes reduced women's political effectiveness at both the intra-party and national levels. In Nicaragua, although women's rights became a secondary issue for the revolutionary party, women were nonetheless able to put the issue on the national agenda. In El Salvador, women took leading roles in the revolutionary party and were able to incorporate women's rights into a broad reform agenda. Luciak cautions that while active measures to advance the political role of women have strengthened formal gender equality, only the joint efforts of both sexes can lead to a successful transformation of society based on democratic governance and substantive gender equality. ... Read more

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Thorough history of Revolution and Dictatorship in El Salvador
This history begins with the 1930s and gives a detailed account of repression, reform movements, and armed conflict in El Salvador up through the early 1980s. The author's decision to write this book was born on the day in 1981 when he learned that the Salvadoran armed forces had used slaughterhouse equipment to execute prisoners.264 pages, including an index and list of the many organizations and opposition groups involved in the conflict. ... Read more

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Why were El Salvador's FMLN and Peru's Shining Path able to mount such serious revolutionary challenges in the 1980s and early 1990s? And why were they able to do so despite the fact that their countries' elected governments were widely considered democratic? These two guerrilla groups were very different, but both came close to success. To explain why, the author examines the complex interplay among political and economic factors, the nature of the revolutionary organization, and international actors. McClintock emphasizes that the end of the Cold War does not mean the end of revolutionary groups, and that the United States can play an important role in determining the outcome of future confrontations. The book concludes with practical policy options for the U.S. government as it looks to foster peace and democracy in the western hemisphere. ... Read more

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A Great Book by a Great Teacher
I had the privilege of reading Prof McClintock's book BEFORE I realized she was a professor at my school, and I am really glad to have had access to both.The book was really indepth, and Cynthia was able to get awesomeinterviews that very few other people have ever gotten.

Excellent research and analysis.
This is one of the finer books I have read on insurgent organizations and their backgrounds/motivations.Cynthia McClintock concentrates on comparing and contrasting these two groups, along with addressing similargroups, to give the reader a deeper understanding of an insurgency.TheFMLN is now part of the political process, as they wished to be (as broughtout in the book), in El Salvador.However, Sendero Luminoso is stilltrying to overthrow the Peruvian government without wishing to be a part ofthe process (also brought out in the book).This book, to include itstremendous bibliography, is an excellent reference resource. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, published by U.S. Government Printing Office on December 22, 2008. The length of the article is 985 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Remarks following a meeting with President Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador.(Week Ending Friday, December 19, 2008)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Newsletter)
Date: December 22, 2008
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Volume: 44Issue: 50Page: 1538(2)

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This study examines the results of U.S. assistance to the internal security forces of four repressive states:El Salvador, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.Efforts to improve the security, human rights, and accountability of security forces appear more likely to succeed in states transitioning from repressive to democratic systems.In addition, several factors are critical for success: the duration of assistance, viability of the justice system, and support and buy-in from the local government (including key ministries). ... Read more