Review
“Breaks new ground for the study of peace making and conflict resolution.” —Louis W. Goodman, American University
“An important addition to the existing literature on Salvador politics and regime transition.” —Professor Yvon Grenier
Book Description
Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Cold War world, this monograph draws on entirely new documentary evidence to chronicle 22 months of UN-led peace talks to end the civil war in El Salvador. Presented in "moment-to-moment" fashion, with private notes and interviews from the chief UN, American and Salvadoran negotiators demonstrate that the key to an enduring peace was to overhaul relations between the country's powerful entrepreneurs and the armed forces.
About the Author
Tricia Juhn is Research Consultant for the International Practice Group at FIND/SVP.
Negotiating Peace in El Salvador: Civil-Military Relations and the Conspiracy to End the War FROM THE PUBLISHER
Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Cold War world, this monograph draws on entirely new documentary evidence to chronicle 22 months of UN-led peace talks to end the civil war in El Salvador. Presented in "moment-to-moment" fashion, with private notes and interviews from the chief UN, American and Salvadoran negotiators demonstrate that the key to an enduring peace was to overhaul relations between the country's powerful entrepreneurs and the armed forces.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Reconstructs how UN peace talks led to a resolution of conflict between the government and guerillas in El Salvador. Sheds new light on the role of the military, economic elites, political parties, and international actors in creating a political settlement to the civil war during the 1980s and early 1990s, drawing on documentary evidence and interviews with key participants. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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