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"This encyclopedia reviews and interprets a broad array of research on Latin American politics, including topics related to political institutions, processes, and parties; social movements; political economy; racial and gender politics; and Latin America's international relations. Under the editorial directorship of Harry E. Vanden and Gary Prevost and associate editors Jennifer Cyr, Kwame Dixon, Mary K. Meyer McAleese, Gabriel Ondetti, and Richard Stahler-Sholk, this publication brings together peer-reviewed contributions by leading researchers and offers the definitive resource for understanding contemporary politics in the region. As a result, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics is a necessary resource for students and as well as both new and established scholars"--

An introduction to twenty-first century Latin America -- Early history -- Democracy and dictators : a historical overview from independence to the present day - The other Americans -- Society, family, and gender -- Religion in Latin America -- The political economy of Latin America -- Democracy and authoritarianism : Latin American political culture -- Politics, power, institutions, and actors -- Struggling for change : revolution, social and political movements in Latin America -- U.S.-Latin American relations -- Mexico / Nora Hamilton and Patrice Olsen -- Argentina / Aldo C. Vacs -- Brazil / Wilber Albert Chaffee -- Chile / Eduardo Silva -- Colombia / John C. Dugas -- Venezuela / Daniel Hellinger -- Bolivia / Waltraud Q. Morales and Annabelle Conroy -- Cuba / Gary Prevost -- Guatemala / Susanne Jonas and Harry E. Vanden -- Nicaragua / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden -- Appendix 1: Presidential elections -- Appendix 2: Recent legislative elections.

It has been said here before, and accurately, that antisystemic struggles should not be circumscribed solely to what the orthodox call the infrastructure or base of capitalist social relations. The fact that we hold that the central nucleus of capitalist domination is in the ownership of the means of production does not mean that we ignore (in the double sense of being unaware of and not giving importance to) other spaces of domination. It is clear to us that transformations must not focus only on material conditions. Therefore for us there is no hierarchy of realms; we do not hold that the struggle for land has priority over gender struggles or that the latter are more important than recognition and respect for difference. We think, rather, that all emphases are necessary and that we should be humble and recognize that there is currently no organization or movement that could presume to cover all aspects of antisystemic, that is, anticapitalist, struggle. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright holder.]

Pronouncements by the Reagan Administration not withstanding, the oft repeated accusation that Nicaragua is but a Soviet or Cuban pawn does not appear consistent with a closer examination of the facts (see NACLA, 1985). Beginning with the original 1969 FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) Program, the Sandinista leadership which now rules Nicaragua has steadfastly maintained its nonaligned orientation. In fact, since coming to power, the Sandinistas have not only become active members of the Nonaligned Movement, but have also used their ties with the Nonaligned to explain their policies and to garner much needed international support for their actions. In the process, they appear to have taken full advantage of policy options created by the development of the Nonaligned Movement and only recently available to Latin American nations.

The term "terrorism" has been defined in a number of ways by a variety of scholars. For the most part, each definition has yielded a limited understanding of the actual phenomenon. This is especially true when analyzing the current wave of international situations in contemporary global affairs, such as those occurring in Central America. This article explores the various actors and motives operating in El Salvador in an attempt to clarify the meaning of terrorism. A case study approach is employed to analyze the evolutionary incidents, the hidden agendas, and the critical issues that characterize terrorism as an activity defined in regard to the perspectives of different political groups.

Übersicht über unterschiedliche Ansätze zur Interpretation des Terrorismus-Begriffs in der einschlägigen Fachliteratur und Hinweis auf die Schwierigkeiten der Anwendung auf die aktuelle Situation in internationalen Spannungsgebieten. Fallstudie über die einzelnen in El Salvador beteiligten Akteure und Motivationen und Analyse der Vorgänge und ihrer Hintergründe im Hinblick auf die Definition des Terrorismus als Aktivität bestimmter politischer Gruppen