Up From Feudalism

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For two decades, Central America has been in upheaval, experiencing fundamental social and political change. The Nicaraguan revolution and the
Interviews with Three Campesino Activists

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INTERVIEWS WITH THREE CAMPESINO ACTIVISTS Peasant organizations exist throughout Central America, and vary in size, composition, and goals. Three campesino
Rural Upheaval and the Survival of the Maya

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RURAL UPHEAVAL AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE MAYA While Guatemala's political and economic changes have had profound effects on indigenous
Paraguay's Enigmatic President

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When Nicanor Duarte, the candidate of the ruling Colorado Party, won the Paraguayan presidential elections in April 2003, few observers