The Salvador Option
The United States in El Salvador, 1977–1992
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19947442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Crandall (Davidson College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Salvador Option (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781316471081 |
| OpenAlex | W4240893674 |
| Open Library | OL27197505M |
| ISBN | 9781316471081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
El Salvador's civil war between the Salvadoran government and Marxist guerrillas erupted into full force in early 1981 and endured for eleven bloody years. Unwilling to tolerate an advance of Soviet and Cuban-backed communism in its geopolitical backyard, the US provided over six billion dollars in military and economic aid to the Salvadoran government. El Salvador was a deeply controversial issue in American society and divided Congress and the public into left and right. Relying on thousands of archival documents as well as interviews with participants on both sides of the war, The Salvador Option offers a thorough and fair-minded interpretation of the available evidence. If success is defined narrowly, there is little question that the Salvador Option achieved its Cold War strategic objectives of checking communism. Much more difficult, however, is to determine what human price this 'success' entailed - a toll suffered almost entirely by Salvadorans in this brutal civil war
Communism · Economic history · Geopolitics · Government (linguistics) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Spanish Civil War · History · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · 1979-1992 · 20th century · American Military assistance · Diplomatic relations · El salvador · foreign relations · Military assistance, american · Military history · united states
Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions
Making meaning of violence
When militant organizations lose militarily but win politically
The Debts of War
“A Similar Detente”
An exit without strategy
Coloniality in Action
Administrative Errors
Ambivalent Moderation
Importing the 'West German model
Beyond Reintegration
A Form of Reparation
Enter 9/11
Promoting a 'Pinochetazo
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |