Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle - Couverture souple

Walker, Thomas W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813343879 ISBN 13 : 9780813343877

Editeur : Westview Press, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Walker Thomas W Wade Christine J

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Few countries have been gripped so tightly, and for so long, by the talons of the eagle as Nicaragua. With meticulous scholarship and scrupulous care, this extensive updating of Thomas Walker's standard work provides rich insight into Nicaragua's courageous_struggles for freedom and their fate, and into the motives and character of the eagle. It is a revealing case study that teaches lessons of great value for understanding the world.”
Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

More than thirty years have passed since the FSLN came to power in a popular revolution, but the story of that special era and its meaning for contemporary Nicaragua and Latin America more generally is very much worth revisiting. Walker and the new coauthor, Christine Wade, do an excellent job of connecting the past with the present.”
Gary Prevost, St. John's University/College of St. Benedict

A succinct, thoughtful, multifaceted overview of Nicaragua by two excellent scholars of Central America. Rich in detail and insight, the fifth edition of Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle continues to serve as the best introduction to Nicaragua and Nicaraguan politics. It is ideally suited for undergraduate courses and beginning graduate courses, and for the general reader.”
Harry E. Vanden, University of South Florida

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Nicaragua: Living in 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 Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista regime, and the conservative restoration after 1990.

The thoroughly revised fifth edition features new material covering the return of Daniel Ortega as president after the election of 2006. Thomas W. Walker and new coauthor Christine J. Wade document how the more enduring reality of the country may not be the Sandinista Revolution, but how the historical and ongoing interventions by the United States—the eagle” to the north—continue to shape Nicaraguan political, economic, and cultural life. Additionally, the new edition includes an extensively revised and updated annotated bibliography.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0813343879
• ISBN 13: 9780813343877
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 264