- 1996/242 pages
El Salvador's Civil War:
A Study of Revolution
Hardcover: $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-55587-606-7
Paperback: $26.00
ISBN: 978-1-58826-196-0
Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
This in-depth study of the recent civil war in El Salvador supports the author's broader contention that the strategies adopted by incumbent regimes and insurgent movements are key to explaining why revolutions occur—and the conditions under which they succeed or fail.
Arguing that prevailing theories of revolution underemphasize the importance of choices and the dynamic interaction between conflicting parties, Byrne demonstrates that strategy played a critical role in the outcome of El Salvador's civil war. His analysis is based in large part on a close examination of more than 12,000 recently declassified U.S. documents, documents of the FMLN insurgents, and interviews with leading participants in the conflict.
This in-depth study of the recent civil war in El Salvador supports the author's broader contention that the strategies adopted by incumbent regimes and insurgent movements are key to explaining why revolutions occur—and the conditions under which they succeed or fail.
Arguing that prevailing theories of revolution underemphasize the importance of choices and the dynamic interaction between conflicting parties, Byrne demonstrates that strategy played a critical role in the outcome of El Salvador's civil war. His analysis is based in large part on a close examination of more than 12,000 recently declassified U.S. documents, documents of the FMLN insurgents, and interviews with leading participants in the conflict.
