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Decade of Iron: The Prequel to Jaguars-A Tale of El Salvador - Couverture souple

Ca¿as, Richard L.

 
9781414012827: Decade of Iron: The Prequel to Jaguars-A Tale of El Salvador
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1414012829 ISBN 13 : 9781414012827
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2003

Synopsis

Immigrants from El Salvador! When did this exodus begin and for what reason? Why does this tiny, hard working and diligent country seem to produce generation after generation of displaced persons? Much of the answer can be traced back to a period of Salvadoran history long forgotten; to a time when tens of thousands of peasant workers, not all of whom had rebelled against their patrons, were systematically slaughtered by the iron-fisted military government of the day. Unwittingly, that peasant revolt launched twelve years of tyranny that set the pattern for governance in El Salvador for the decades to come. Two mystical leaders emerged from the massacres of January 1932. One, stubbornly influenced by self-taught occult beliefs, led the ruling military government for the next twelve years, while the other, quixotically led a tenacious insurgency bent on overthrowing the callous fascist at any cost. Caught in the middle of the political struggle were the young idealistic professionals, members of an emerging middle class. The story covers this period, and unfolds through the eyes of one of these professionals, a conservative psychiatrist, who chronicles the persecution and subsequent exile of his best friend. In the process, he exposes the enduring dilemma of security-minded patriots: The need to maintain public order and the in alienable rights of innocent people to be protected bythe same laws. It seems no one has yet found a solution that does not sacrifice one for the other. It is a timely tale that addresses the enigmatic question asked by second-generation immigrants: Why am I here?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Immigrants from El Salvador! When did this exodus begin and for what reason? Why does this tiny, hard working and diligent country seem to produce generation after generation of displaced persons? Much of the answer can be traced back to a period of Salvadoran history long forgotten; to a time when tens of thousands of peasant workers, not all of whom had rebelled against their patrons, were systematically slaughtered by the iron-fisted military government of the day. Unwittingly, that peasant revolt launched twelve years of tyranny that set the pattern for governance in El Salvador for the decades to come. Two mystical leaders emerged from the massacres of January 1932. One, stubbornly influenced by self-taught occult beliefs, led the ruling military government for the next twelve years, while the other, quixotically led a tenacious insurgency bent on overthrowing the callous fascist at any cost. Caught in the middle of the political struggle were the young idealistic professionals, members of an emerging middle class. The story covers this period, and unfolds through the eyes of one of these professionals, a conservative psychiatrist, who chronicles the persecution and subsequent exile of his best friend. In the process, he exposes the enduring dilemma of security-minded patriots: The need to maintain public order and the in alienable rights of innocent people to be protected bythe same laws. It seems no one has yet found a solution that does not sacrifice one for the other. It is a timely tale that addresses the enigmatic question asked by second-generation immigrants: Why am I here?

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard L. Caas spent most of his 34-year government career with the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration, serving in numerous domestic and foreign offices. He was also a member of the Senior Executive Service with the Department of Justice and served as Director of the National Drug Intelligence Center, Director for Counter terrorism and Counter narcotics at the National SecurityCouncil, and Special Assistant to the Directorate for Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency. During his tenure at the NSC he authored and vetted numerous national security policy documents. Mr. Caas is a graduate of the California State University at San Jose and received a Technical Teaching Credential from the University of California at Berkley. He has lectured extensively at numerous California colleges and Washington DC national security think tanks. Mr. Caas was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the U.S. in 1945. He is married to the former Elaine Betts Smith and they live with two of their five children, Frank and Sara, in Richmond, Virginia. Decade of Iron is the author's second book. It is the prequel to Jaguars - A tale of El Salvador, which was also published by 1st Books Library.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1414012829
ISBN 13 
9781414012827
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
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