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Eduardo Galeano and editors Lou Dematteis and Chris Vail collect ten years worth of documents chronicling upheavel and war in Central America. This work, covering the period of Nicaragua's violent history since 1979 in a collection of black and white photographic images by photographers from Nicaragua, the United States and around the world, ranges from the Sandanista triumph to the brutal Contra war and the election of Vileta Chamorro.

Nicaragua Betrayed by Anastasio Somoza and Jack Cox (Hardcover - 1981) ISBN-100882792350 ISBN-139780882792354

Lonely Planet knows Nicaragua. This 2nd edition helps you build the perfect itinerary, whether it includes climbing a volcano on the Isla de Ometepe, strolling through colonial Granada and Leon, drinking organic coffee at sunrise on a cooperative farm, or watching perfect waves crash onto an empty beach.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.In This Guide:Nicaraguans weigh in on their favorite towns, bars, sunset views and moreComprehensive and cross-referenced chapter on outdoor adventuresUnique Green Index and Green Nicaragua chapter make ecofriendly travel easy

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Nicaragua has become an American obsession. Although its population is less than Oklahoma's, it drove the Reagan administration into desperate acts such as the covert mining of its harbours and the Iran-Contra fiasco. But through it all, the country and its people have remained an enigma. William Gentile's camera probes deep into Nicaragua and discovers a simple, innocent people trying to make a life amid a brutal war. An interview with Sergio Ramirez, internationally respected author and vice president of Nicaragua, explores the country's past under Somoza's dictatorship and its present under Sandinista rule. Gentile's photographs and the candid comments of Ramirez - on the tenth anniversary of the Sandinista revolution - make this a document of historical importance.

Traces the history of Nicaragua, in words and pictures, from the violence of the Spanish conquest, through the rise of the Somoza clan, to the Sandinista revolution

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The story of the great exodus to the west following the discovery of gold in 1848 has been told and much has been written about the overland journey, the voyage around Cape Horn, and travel across the Isthmus of Panama. However, the full story of the Nicaragua route has not been told. The purpose of this work is to draw together the incomplete pieces of this story into a meaningful historical picture which depicts the Nicaragua route in its important role in the rush to the gold fields. The book contains photographs, illustrations, notes, appendices, and an index. The endpapers serve as maps. This HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.

Nicaragua Story-Back Roads of the Contra War 0.94

Arturo J.Cruz, Jr argues that political learning, trust-building, and institutional innovation by political elites broke Nicaragua's post-colonial cycle of anarchy and petty despotism, leaving in its place an increasingly inclusive oligarchic democracy that made possible state-led economic development for the next thirty years. Subsequent economic development gave rise to new social groups and localist power centres that remained politically disparate, and in turn forged an outsiders' coalition to bring down the Republic.

Nicaragua: Dictatorship and Revolution traces the history of one of the longest lasting and most repugnant dictatorships in Latin America and describes the popular insurrection which finally overthrew the 43 year old Somoza dynasty. It also chronicles the history of support for the dynasty by the US and the ambiguous attitude they and other countries adopted as the dictatorship was being swept away.

Eduardo Galeano and editors Lou Dematteis and Chris Vail collect ten years worth of documents chronicling upheavel and war in Central America. This work, covering the period of Nicaragua's violent history since 1979 in a collection of black and white photographic images by photographers from Nicaragua, the United States and around the world, ranges from the Sandanista triumph to the brutal Contra war and the election of Vileta Chamorro.

It is argued that Sandinista Nicaragua is the most heterodox of all "Marxist" states. It has allowed a genuine oppostion to function with minimal interference, it has given land to private peasants and protected the property of industrialists and landowners, and it has maintained diplomatic relations with states as ideologically diverse as Korea. Yet, because Sandinista policy is informed by class analysis and aims to curb the power of both the native bourgeoisie and foreign capital, Nicaragua remains a Marxist regime. The impact of the Sandinistas' dramatic rise to power in 1979 is put in full historical and geopolitical perspective. The continuing attention the government attracts and the present realities it faces are closely analyzed.

Introduces Nicaragua, describing its history, politics, culture, and geography.

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.

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In 1979, the Sandinista government established itself in power in Managua, the capitol of Nicaragua. It found the country ruined by the long war against the Somosa dictatorship and natural disasters alike, and nearly half of the population either homeless or living in exile. Attempting to restructure and recover the underdeveloped economy, Sandinisas introduced a wide range of reforms and a cultural revolution.Considering the Sandinistas to be ‘Cuban-supported Marxists’ and therefore a major threat to the US domination of Latin America, in 1980-1981 the USA began supporting the creation of the Contrarevolutionary forces (better known as ‘Contras’), and thus helped provoke a new war that was to rage through Nicaragua until 1988.Leaning upon extensive studies of the armed groups involved, and their combat operations of the 1981-1988 period, ‘Nicaragua, 1961-1990, Volume 2’ provides an in-depth coverage of military history during the second phase of one of bloodiest, and most-publicised armed conflicts of Latin America in modern times. Guiding the reader meticulously through the details of the involved forces, their ideologies, organisation and equipment, this book offers a uniquely accurate, blow-by-blow account of the Nicaraguan War and is profusely illustrated with more than 120 photos, maps, and colour artworks.

This new and thoroughly revised edition of Nicaragua details the country's unique history, culture, social reality, economics, foreign relations, and politics. Its historical coverage considers Nicaragua from before independence as well as during the nationalist liberal era, the US marine occupation, the Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista regime, and the conservative restoration following 1990. The Fourth Edition documents how the more enduring reality of this Central American country may not be the Sandinista Revolution but the historical and ongoing interventions by which the United States the eagle” to the north continues to shape Nicaraguan political, economic, and social life. The new edition also includes a fully updated annotated bibliography.

Birders in Central America have long known that Nicaragua is one of the best birding locations in the world, and with tourism to the country on the upswing, birders from the rest of the world are now coming to the same conclusion. The largest country in Central America, Nicaragua is home to 763 resident and passage birds, by latest count. Because of its unique topography―the country is relatively flat compared to its mountainous neighbors to the north and south―it forms a geographical barrier of sorts, which means that many birds that originate in North America reach their southernmost point in Nicaragua, while many birds from South America reach their northernmost point in the country. There are few places in the world where you can find both a Roadrunner and a Scarlet Macaw.Birds of Nicaragua features descriptions and illustrations of all 763 species currently identified in the country, along with information about 44 additional species that are likely to appear in the coming years. Range maps, based on years of field research, are color-coded. Other features include a richly illustrated anatomical features section, a checklist, a visual guide to vultures and raptors in flight, and a quick-find index.