Christine L Wade

Since the 1960s, political violence and war in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala have taken 300,000 lives, displaced millions, and reversed decades of economic gains. Progress toward peace has been made since 1989 as the decade of war has changed the politics of conflict in the region and in Was...

The Art of Fiction is a collection of 24 short stories written by young authors between the ages of 8 and 14. A variety of genres are explored and readers will sneak a peek at the worlds of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, realistic fiction and much more. The audience will be surprised ...

Summer Shorts is a collection of stories written by students of Young Writers' Academy, throughout a one-week camp during the summer of 2015. The 32 authors featured reside throughout the country, and range in age from 7-15. The short fiction genres vary from mystery, adventure, fantasy, science fic...

El Salvador is widely considered one of the most successful United Nations peacebuilding efforts, but record homicide rates, political polarization, socioeconomic exclusion, and corruption have diminished the quality of peace for many of its citizens. In Captured Peace: Elites and Peacebuilding in E...

Nicaragua: Emerging from the Shadow of the Eagle details the country’s unique history, culture, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers Nicaragua from pre-Columbian and colonial times as well as during the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. Marine occupation, the...

Succinct and updated history of Nicaragua’s politics and foreign relations, with emphasis on the U.S. influence in shaping Nicaraguan life since the Somoza era and the Sandinista Revolution

This text offers an authoritative, comprehensive analysis of Central America’s political evolution including revolution, rebellion, regime changes, and democratic consolidation.

Extensively revised and updated, Understanding Central America: Global Forces, Rebellion and Regime Change explains how domestic and global political and economic forces shaped rebellion and regime change in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras from the 1970s. Providing the au...