Nicaragua S Other Revolution

Author : Michael Dodson,Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0807842664

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Nicaragua's Other Revolution by Michael Dodson,Laura Nuzzi O'Shaughnessy Pdf

Examining the broad process of religious change, the authors explore how that process interacted with the political struggles that culminated in the 1979 rebellion in Nicaragua. They conclude that the religious values and attitudes arising out of post-conciliar renewal in the church contributed powerfully to demands for revolutionary change. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Shirley Christian
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0394744578

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Nicaragua, Revolution in the Family by Shirley Christian Pdf

Journalist Christian's masterful, evenhanded account of Nicaragua's Sandinistas derives from years of interviews and on-the-scene observations. Beginning with the last days of the Somoza regime, she details the morass of political intrigue through November 1984. The problem is, she argues, that the success of ``sandinismo'' turned the people from instigators of change into objects of change, both in the eyes of the church and of the state. As the center of the struggle flew out of control onto the battlefields of Havana, Washington, Rome, and Panama, democratic principles were subordinated to other peoples' needs, a no-win situation for the peasants. To draw conclusions about Nicaragua, Christian emphasizes, is a lot more difficult than superficial U.S. policy would imply.

Author : Kenneth E. Morris
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781569767566

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Unfinished Revolution by Kenneth E. Morris Pdf

Together with his brother Humberto, Daniel Ortega Saavedra masterminded the only victorious Latin American revolution since Fidel Castro's in Cuba. Following the triumphant 1979 Nicaraguan revolution, Ortega was named coordinator of the governing junta, and then in 1984 was elected president by a landslide in the country's first free presidential election. The future was full of promise. Yet the United States was soon training, equipping, and financing a counterrevolutionary force inside Nicaragua while sabotaging its crippled economy. The result was a decade-long civil war. By 1990, Nicaraguans dutifully voted Ortega out and the preferred candidate of the United States in. And Nicaraguans grew poorer and sicker. Then, in 2006, Daniel Ortega was reelected president. He was still defiantly left-wing and deeply committed to reclaiming the lost promise of the Revolution. Only time will tell if he succeeds, but he has positioned himself as an ally of Castro and Hugo Ch&ávez, while life for many Nicaraguans is finally improving. Unfinished Revolution is the first full-length biography of Daniel Ortega in any language. Drawing from a wealth of untapped sources, it tells the story of Nicaragua's continuing struggle for liberation through the prism of the Revolution's most emblematic yet enigmatic hero.

Author : Mary Vanderlaan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000309997

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Revolution And Foreign Policy In Nicaragua by Mary Vanderlaan Pdf

Since the revolution in 1979, Nicaragua has faced economic dislocation, a growing debt, chronic hard currency shortages, a counter-revolutionary war, economic and diplomatic pressure from the US, and regional isolation. In spite of these challenging problems, the Sandinista leadership, maintaining a broad array of international contacts, continues

Author : EPICA Task Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173026609895

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Nicaragua, a People's Revolution by EPICA Task Force Pdf

Author : Phillip Zwerling,Connie Martin
Publisher : Lawrence Hill Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1985-06
Category : Interviews
ISBN : 1556520689

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Nicaragua by Phillip Zwerling,Connie Martin Pdf

Nicaraguan clergy, political leaders, writers, and soldiers present their views of the revolution and the Sandanista government

Author : José Luis Coraggio
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040050873

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Nicaragua by José Luis Coraggio Pdf

First published in 1986, Nicaragua, written from an insider's point of view breaks the barrier of disinformation which has surrounded the Sandinista revolution. To accomplish this task the author discusses the major forces that have shaped Nicaragua’s development during the past decade as well as all pertinent events leading to and following the revolution. It is the author's contention that the Sandinista revolution is an unusual combination of armed struggle to reach power and democratic procedures to build a new society. This makes the revolution a very dangerous example for the stability of a hegemonic state that tries to pacify the needs of the masses by means of repression and spurious applications of democratic principles. This book's main thesis is that socialism and democracy are not contradictory but are part of the same process. Thus, any attempt to think in terms of necessary stages is misreading the classics of Marx and Lenin. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of political science, Latin American studies, Latin American history and politics.

Author : Thomas W. Walker
Publisher : Praeger Pub Text
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1981-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0275917665

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Nicaragua in Revolution by Thomas W. Walker Pdf

Author : Thomas W Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000309980

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Revolution And Counterrevolution In Nicaragua by Thomas W Walker Pdf

A comprehensive overview of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, this book offers an interdisciplinary study of the domestic and foreign challenges that faced the Sandinista government during its ten years in power. Based on extensive research in Nicaragua during the revolution, the essays examine important aspects of both the revolution and the U.S.-orchestrated counterrevolution that brought it to an end. After an introduction to the historical background of the revolutionary period, contributors offer an overview of specific groups and institutions within the revolution, such as women, grass-roots organizations, and the armed forces, and provide a balanced assessment of Sandinista public policy and performance in such areas as agrarian reform, health care, education, and housing. The impact and implications of the contra war, financed by the United States, are also analyzed, as well as efforts made over the years to promote a negotiated peace.

Author : Gary Prevost,Harry E. Vanden
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349252923

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The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution by Gary Prevost,Harry E. Vanden Pdf

The Sandinista revolution brought dramatic social, economic and political changes to Nicaragua in the 1980s, but in the wake of the electoral defeat of the FSLN in 1990 the revolution has struggled to survive in the face of challenges from the Chamorro administration, the US government, and the International Monetary Fund. Gains of the revolution in health care, education, Atlantic Coast autonomy, agrarian reform, and other areas have been systematically eroded. However, significant efforts have also been mounted, especially in grass roots organizing and by women's organizations, to protect the revolution's achievements. Through a series of articles based on current research, seven experts on contemporary Nicaragua draw a balance sheet on the gains of Sandinista revolution achieved by 1990 and assess the current status of the revolutionary project.

Author : John A Booth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000300956

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The End And The Beginning by John A Booth Pdf

In this second, revised and updated edition, Dr. Booth assesses the performance of the revolutionary government since 1979. The structure and operation of the regime is closely examined, as well as its policies and their implementation. The author details the difficulties the Sandinistas have encountered with the breakdown of their revolutionary coalition and the emergence of domestic and external opposition. He also discusses the difficulty of achieving economic recovery due to the effects of economic reorganization, private sector fears, and external economic sanctions. Finally, Dr. Booth focuses on the foreign policy of the Sandinistas, in particular their increasingly tense relationship with the United States.

Author : John A Booth
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1985-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001079289

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The End And The Beginning by John A Booth Pdf

Author : Pedro Camejo,Fred Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Nicaragua
ISBN : 0873485742

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The Nicaraguan Revolution by Pedro Camejo,Fred Murphy Pdf

Author : Robert S. Leiken
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 074252342X

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Why Nicaragua Vanished by Robert S. Leiken Pdf

This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions.

Author : John Brentlinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173001560504

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The Best of what We are by John Brentlinger Pdf

The Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua inspired many North Americans, including the author of this moving and informative book. John Brentlinger made six trips to Nicaragua, both before and after the defeat of the Sandinista Party. Combining the insights of a philosopher with the experiences of a participant-observer, he interprets the Sandinista period as a people's struggle for self-realization in work, culture, politics, and community. The book alternates between journal and essay chapters, weaving descriptions of personal experiences together with interviews and analysis. Whether telling the story of the last day of a young teacher's life, describing new forms of poetry and art, examining representations of Nicaragua in the U.S. media, or discussing the government's successes and failures, Brentlinger vividly captures the spirit and enduring significance of the Sandinista revolution.