The End And The Beginning: The Nicaraguan Revolution

History

Booth, John A.

Americas

Routledge

How did Costa Rica become Central America's first successful democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica's history within the Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development in Costa Rica through its insti

Costa Rica: Quest For Democracy

Understanding Central America

In this seventh edition, John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker update a classic in the field which invites students to explore the histories, economies, and politics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Covering the region's political and economic development from the early 1800s onward, the authors bring the Central American story up to date. New to the 7th Edition: <ul>
<li>Analysis of trends in human rights performance, political violence, and evolution of regime types;</li> <li>Updated findings from surveys to examine levels of political participation and support for democratic norms among Central Americans;</li> <li>Historical and current-era material on indigenous peoples and other racial minorities;</li> <li>Discussion of popular attitudes toward political rights for homosexuals, and LGBTQ access to public services; </li> <li>Discussion of women’s rights and access to reproductive health services, and women’s integration into elective offices;</li> <li>Tracing evolving party systems, national elections, and US policy toward the region under the Obama and Trump administrations;</li> <li>Central America’s international concerns including Venezuela’s shrinking role as an alternative source of foreign aid and antagonist to US policy in the region, and migration among and through Central American nations.</li> </ul>
Understanding Central America is an ideal text for all students of Latin American politics and is highly recommended for courses on Central American politics, social systems, and history.

Wade, Christine J.

Walker, Thomas W.

Reference

Political scientists for more than two decades have worried about declining levels of citizens' support for their regimes (legitimacy), but have failed to empirically link this decline to the survival or breakdown of democracy. This apparent paradox is the "legitimacy puzzle," which this book addresses by examining political legitimacy's structure, sources, and effects. With exhaustive empirical analysis of high-quality survey data from eight Latin American nations, it confirms that legitimacy exists as multiple, distinct dimensions. It finds that one's position in society, education, knowledge, information, and experiences shape legitimacy norms. Contrary to expectations, however, citizens who are unhappy with their government's performance do not drop out of politics or resort mainly to destabilizing protest. Rather, the disaffected citizens of these Latin American democracies participate at high rates in conventional politics and in such alternative arenas as communal improvement and civil society. And despite regime performance problems, citizen support for democracy remains high. These findings resolve the puzzle - citizen actions and values, even among the disaffected, likely strengthen rather than weaken democratic governments.

The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America: Political Support and Democracy in Eight Nations

Seligson, Mitchell A.

Legal Theory & Systems

Cambridge University Press

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Book by Johnson, David R., Booth, John A., Harris, Richard C.

The Politics of San Antonio: Community, Progress, and Power

Johnson, David R.

Harris, Richard C.

Univ of Nebraska Pr

Elections and Democracy in Central America

The University of North Carolina Press

Extensively revised and updated, Understanding Central America: Global Forces, Rebellion and Regime Change explains how domestic and global political and economic forces shaped rebellion and regime change in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras from the 1970s. Providing the authoritative, comprehensive coverage students of Latin America, political science, and international relations require, John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker explore the origins and development of the region’s political conflicts and efforts to resolve them. Through this comprehensive textbook, students can explore Central America’s political and economic development from the early 1800s onward, providing a background for understanding rebellion and regime changes in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. This revised edition brings the Central American story up-to-date, with special emphasis on globalization, public opinion, progress toward democratic consolidation, and U.S. pressures on political and economic processes. The authors offer a thorough analysis of how global forces act on these small nations. A useful introduction to the region, organized to facilitate classroom discussion, and a model for how to convey the complexities of the region in language students will comprehend, Understanding Central America stands out as must-have resource.

Westview Press

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