El Salvador
Wager for peace

Holding out the possibility of peace and democracy in El Salvador after 12 years of repression and civil war, the signing of United Nations-sponsored peace accords in January 1992 was greeted with widespread joy, hope and expectation.

Tracing the socioeconomic roots of the conflict, this Comment looks at the emergence of pressures for peace in the late 1980s and examines the nature and implementation of the peace accords. With sections on the Church, the popular movement, the economy and international relations, it provides a sharp analysis of the challenges of reconciliation and reconstruction. 

1993 ISBN 1 85287 112 1
32pp 197 x 128mm