In this, the first English-language book-length account of
Guatemala's historic but difficult peace process, Susanne Jonas
assesses the negotiation and content of the 1996 peace accords, and
their implementation as of 1999. Her analysis also highlights their
significance beyond Guatemala--for Central America over the long
run, and for the Americas as a whole--and the effects the peace
accords will have on U.S.-Latin American relations. This sequel to
The Battle for Guatemala picks up as the peace negotiations were
beginning in Guatemala after thirty years of civil war, and follows
the process through 1999. The authenticity and comprehensiveness of
Jonas' account of the negotiation and implementation of the peace
accords stem from the hundreds of interviews she conducted from
1990 through 1999 with all of the key actors, both domestic and
international. This book, therefore, represents the author's unique
positioning to develop a "trans-national" perspective that is both
rooted in Guatemala and informed by multiple international
viewpoints. Jonas describes key moments and turning points in the
unpredictable negotiation process, as well as the roles of major
actors--not only the Guatemalan government and leftist insurgents,
but also the United Nations and Guatemala's Assembly of Civil
Society. She also analyzes the accords themselves, with all their
strengths and limitations. Her analysis of their implementation
since 1997 includes detailed accounts of the major battles, over
demilitarization, tax reform, indigenous rights, and constitutional
reforms. In a world plagued by civil wars, many of them involving
an ethnic component, the Guatemalan peace process is a source of
great lessons and great relevance throughout the Americas and
worldwide. Moreover, Jonas' analysis of the Guatemalan experience
raises a number of broader issues about revolution, negotiation,
peacemaking, democratization, and "U.S.interests;" hence, her book
is of interest to a wide range of Latin Americanists as well as
comparativists, students of international affairs, and general
readers. It was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 2001.
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