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A first-rate effort to inject some reason and facts into the national debate over U.S. policy in Central America. The author, a pastoral worker with 20 years experience in the region, knows it, and its peoples' aspirations to be rid of oppressive governments and foreign domination, deeply. Much of the debate over U.S. policy in Central America, he writes, ""is misplaced in that it fails to grasp that the core of the policy has been essentially military."" Berryman uses a simply syllogism to set out the illogic of present U.S. policy and why it inevitably must change: ""1. U.S. policy in Central America is aimed at overthrowing the Sandinista government (or forcing it to change so thoroughly that it is no longer revolutionary) and at defeating insurgency in El Salvador (and Guatemala). 2. However, these aims cannot be realized with the present level of means--that is, funding and organizing the anti-Sandinista contras, and propping up the Salvadoran army and government. 3. Therefore, the U.S. will have to either escalate its means (including eventually sending U.S. combat personnel) or revise its aims, that is, accept a negotiated settlement."" Berryman begins with a concise history of the region and ends with a chronology of negotiations there between 1980 and 1984. He writes of complex events in a clear, simple style amending the framework of a negotiated settlement he believes can be achieved, one that would respect both the legitimate security concerns of the U.S. and the region's urgent need for peace and renewal. In sum, a useful primer for anyone trying to understand contemporary Central America's hazardous state. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Updated report on social and political conditions in five countries stresses the ongoing quest for justice that has often been frustrated by U.S. intervention. (Je 15 85)
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
This slender handbook on U.S. policy in Central America is at once more and less than readers might expect. It is more in that Berryman's heartfelt critique of U.S. policies in the region does an excellent job of familiarizing readers with the labyrinthine events of recent years. The author believes that U.S. policy requires substantial revision if authentic participatory democracy is to be fostered in the region, and, in the final chapter, he sets out specific recommendations. A ``Chronology of Negotiations 1980-1984'' and factual ``Country Profiles'' are valuable guides for general readers. However, such a brief treatment of this complex subject cannot possibly be as complete as the subtitle promises. Readers wishing a more thorough historical analysis should consult Walter LaFeber's Inevitable Revolutions ( LJ 12/1/83). Recommended for public and college libraries. Virginia Lewis Muller, Political Science Dept., Univ. of San Diego (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.