Captured Peace: Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador

by Christine J. Wade

Book Overview

El Salvador is widely considered one of the most successful United Nations peacebuilding efforts, but record homicide rates, political polarization, socioeconomic exclusion, and corruption have diminished the quality of peace for many of its citizens. In Captured Peace: Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador, Christine J. Wade adapts the concept of elite capture to expand on the idea of "captured peace," explaining how local elites commandeered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896802981
• ISBN13: 9780896802988
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"