Waves of protest : popular struggle in El Salvador, 1925-2005 /

One of the first longitudinal studies of collective resistance in the developing world, Waves of Protest examines large-scale contentious action in El Salvador during critical eras in the countrys history. Providing a compelling analysis of the massive waves of protests from the early twentieth cent...

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Main Author: Almeida, Paul, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780816653898
0816653895
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:One of the first longitudinal studies of collective resistance in the developing world, Waves of Protest examines large-scale contentious action in El Salvador during critical eras in the countrys history. Providing a compelling analysis of the massive waves of protests from the early twentieth century to the present in El Salvador, Paul D. Almeida fully chronicles one of the largest and most successful campaigns against globalization and privatization in the Americas. Drawing on original protest data from newspapers and other archival sources, Almeida makes an impassioned argument that regim.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 298 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index.
Language Note:English.
Series:Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 29.
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