Author: CHRISTIAN, SHIRLEY
Title: Nicaragua: Revolution in the Family
Description: Vintage. 1986. (ISBN: 9780394744575). Paperback, 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches. Paperback - 1986 - condition readable fair - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. 0-394-74457-8. Isbn 0394744578. 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. A timely and unpretentious book, very highly recommended for most libraries. Used: Acceptable.

Keywords: 9780394744575


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