Revolutionary Movements in Latin America: El Salvador's Fmln & Peru's Shining Path (Paperback)

by Cynthia McClintock (Author)

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A study of why El Salvador's FMLN and Peru's Shining Path revolutionary movements were able to mount such serious challenges in the 1980s and early 1990s, particularly when their governments were widely seen as democratic. The two guerilla groups are also compared.

Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878379763
• ISBN-13: 978-1878379764
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #898,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent research and analysis., March 9, 2000

By	Benjamin Willard "Expo6" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

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 similar groups, to give the reader a deeper understanding of an insurgency. The FMLN is now part of the political process, as they wished to be (as brought out in the book), in El Salvador. However, Sendero Luminoso is still trying to overthrow the Peruvian government without wishing to be a part of the process (also brought out in the book). This book, to include its tremendous bibliography, is an excellent reference resource.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book by a Great Teacher, April 25, 2000

By A Customer

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 awesome interviews that very few other people have ever gotten.