The Sandinistas: The Controversial History and Legacy of the Socialist Party’s Revolution, Civil War, and Politics in Nicaragua

A Text Which Evaluates The Sandinista Rule And Looks At Nicaraguan History In The Light Of The Revolutionary Process. The Book Assesses The Election Defeat Of The Revolutionary Party, The Fsln, Within The Context Of The Sense Of National Dignity Engendered Via Centuries Of Nicaraguan History. Foreword / Jenny Pearce -- Pt. I. Revolutionary Democracy -- 1. Elections And Democracy -- Pt. Ii. Resistance -- 2. The First Nicaraguans -- 3. The Anglo-us Struggle For Nicaragua -- 4. Sandino And The Sandinistas -- 5. Zero Hour -- Pt. Iii. Revolution -- 6. Building Democracy And Socialism -- 7. Meeting Basic Needs -- 8. Workers And Mothers -- 9. Re-defining The National Identity -- 10. At War With The Economy -- 11. A Flexible Strategy Of Alliances. Hazel Smith ; Foreword By Jenny Pearce. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Story Of The Centuries Old Power Struggle That Erupted In 1979 With The Overthrow Of The Somozo Dictatorship. Arrival -- Gun The Bandits Down -- A Nation Rebels -- Triumph -- Sandinista Dreams -- Guerrillas In Power -- Me And E.g. Squier -- Looking For Contras -- Bureau Chief -- Cia And Friends -- Life During Wartime -- Comandantes -- The Faithful -- Baseball And Other Passions -- Action Democracy -- Trabil Nani: The Miskito War -- Bloodstains -- Plane Crash -- An American Martyr -- Oliver North In Nicaragua -- Peace Is A Process -- Endings. Stephen Kinzer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 425-441) And Index. Examines the different inflections of ideology as they manifest themselves at the intersection of class and gender in Nicaragua during the revolutionary period. Greg Dawes. Revision Of Thesis (ph. D.). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 197-208) And Index.