Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.

xvi, 430 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: conflict, democratization, and the state / Cynthia J. Arnson -- Democracy and governance in conflict and postwar Latin America / Dinorah Azpuru -- Democratic consolidation in postconflict states in Latin America: insights from the peace-building and fragile states literature / Stewart Patrick -- The peace process and the construction of democracy in El Salvador / Ricardo Cordova Macias and Carlos G. Ramos -- The limits of peace and democracy in Guatemala / Edelberto Torres-Rivas -- Nicaragua's pacted democracy / Shelley A. McConnell -- A historical perspective on counterinsurgency and the "war on drugs" in Colombia / Marco Palacios -- Peace in Peru, but unresolved tasks / Carlos Basombrio Iglesias -- The crisis in Chiapas: negotiations, democracy, and governability / Raul Benitez Manaut, Tania Carrasco, and Armando Rodriguez Luna -- An illusory peace: the United Nations and state building in Haiti / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- Europe's role in fostering peace in Central America and Colombia / Markus Schultze-Kraft -- Political transition, social violence, and gangs: cases in Central America and Mexico / Jose Miguel Cruz, Rafael Fernandez de Castro, and Gema Santamaria Balmaceda -- Why truth still matters: historical clarification, impunity, and justice in contemporary Guatemala / Victoria Sanford -- Conclusion / Cynthia J. Arnson.

Democratization -- Latin America -- History.

Peace-building -- Latin America -- History.

Nation-building -- Latin America -- History.

Arnson, Cynthia.

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