Latin America and the Illusion of Peace

by David R. Mares

This book explores interstate conflict and its dynamics in the context of Latin America's contemporary conflict management experience. The myth of Latin America as a region of peace means that each time the use of force rises to the level of global attention (e.g., Ecuador-Peru 1995 or Colombia-Ecuador 2008) analysts and the press ask, how could that happen here? Yet the official uses of military force in interstate relations are significantly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415638461
• ISBN13: 9780415638463
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"