In December 1931, El Salvador’s civilian president, Arturo Araujo, was overthrown in a military coup. Such an event was hardly unique in Salvadoran history, b

El Salvador's civil war began in 1980 and ended twelve bloody years later. It saw extreme violence on both sides, including the terrorizing and targeting of civ

This book offers a thorough and fair-minded interpretation of the role of the United States in El Salvador's civil war.

Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regim

This book, first published in 2000, analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.