The Central American crisis : [electronic resource] sources of conflict and the failure of U.S. policy / edited by Kenneth M. Coleman and George C. Herring.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Reagan policy in historical perspective / Walter LaFeber -- Indigenous sources of conflict. Economic opportunity and labor markets in Central America / Michael A. Webb -- The agrarian bases of conflict in Central America / Billie R. DeWalt -- The Catholic church and Central American politics / Kathleen M. Blee -- The consequences of excluding reformists from power / Kenneth M. Coleman -- The Reagan policies : a critique. Vietnam, El Salvador, and the uses of history / George C. Herring -- Central America : beyond the credibility trap / Eldon Kenworthy -- The Caribbean basin initiative : threat or promise? / David F. Ross -- Nicaraguan-U.S. friction : the first four years, 1979-1983 / Thomas W. Walker -- Policy options. Is peace possible in Central America? / Daniel Oduber -- The United States and Central America : reflections on the Kissinger Commission Report / Abraham F. Lowenthal -- Beyond hegemony : toward a new Central American policy / George C. Herring and Kenneth M. Coleman.

Also issued online.