From Library Journal
Freelance journalist Honey lived in Costa Rica from 1983 to 1991 and witnesed many of the events chronicled in this book. While maintaining a clear focus on the impact Costa Rica had on the Reagan administration's Central American policy, she does provide the full context of regional events during that turbulent decade. Holding that Costa Rica ought to be the "best example of the type of country the U.S. government says it is trying to foster," Honey documents how "Washington's misguided strategy" weakened and undermined Costa Rica until Costa Rican President Arias, in order to counter U.S. pressure, formulated the Central American Peace Plan, providing a regional solution to conflict and diminishing the role of the United States in the area. While a spate of books covering these events has appeared recently, Hostile Acts is unique in its emphasis on Costa Rica and in its carefully balanced prespectives. Recommended for all large public libraries and for all academic libraries.
- James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
To Martha Honey, "hostile acts" is shorthand for the nature of U.S. policies in Costa Rica during the last decade. In this book she combines extensive academic research with her firsthand experiences as a journalist covering major portions of the Iran-contra scandal to weave together the story of how the Reagan and Bush administrations undermined Central America's model democracy.
