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Good books to read about El Salvador Civil War to the Present?

posted 17 years ago by A_E_C_H
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Hey guys,

I figured I might be able to find some suggestions on books to read about the Civil War on here. So far, I've read "The Massacre at El Mozote" by Mark Danner-and it's a real eye opener.

Anyone else have any suggestions? Me being half-Salvadoran, I feel it's necessary to know about the events that made my country what it is today.

Thanks!

[–] Eumenides_0 14 years ago

Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent gives interesting information about the way the US media portrayed the crimes in El Salvador; mainly his thesis is that the US media, working in tandem with the US government's official line, ignored most of the crimes because El Salvador was a client state of the USA. Very interesting book, essential to any citizen in the 21st century.

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