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Turning the Tide: US Intervention in Central America & the Struggle for Peace

by Noam Chomsky · 1985

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Shows how U.S. Central American policies implement broader US economic, military, and social aims even while describing their impact on the lives of people in Central America.

Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thiseconomicseconomicsMore like thisLess of this
Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisLatin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of thisCentral AmericaCentral AmericaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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