Inevitable Revolutions The United States in Central America [Paperback]

This book explains the history of US/Central American relations,explaining why these countries have remained so overpopulated,illiterate and violent; and why US government notions of economic andmilitary security combine to keep in place a system of Central Americandependency. This second edition is updated to include new materialcovering the Reagan and Bush years, and the Iran/Contra affair.Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are fivesmall countries, and yet no other part of the world is more important tothe US.