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Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle
This newly revised volume details Nicaragua’s unique history, culture, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers the country’s early and recent history, from pre-Columbian and colonial times through the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. marine occupation, the Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista regime, the conservative restoration, and t...more
Paperback, Fifth Edition, 264 pages
Published
January 4th 2011
by Westview Press
(first published January 10th 2003)
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I like Thomas Walker and Christine Wade's Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle, 5th Edition (2011). It is clearly sympathetic to the revolution, but takes pains to remain even handed. That means having no illusions, for example, about the political direction Daniel Ortega has been taking while also praising successful policies he implemented in the 1980s. I highly recommend it as an excellent political history. I would be tempted to use it in...more
I like Thomas Walker and Christine Wade's Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle, 5th Edition (2011). It is clearly sympathetic to the revolution, but takes pains to remain even handed. That means having no illusions, for example, about the political direction Daniel Ortega has been taking while also praising successful policies he implemented in the 1980s. I highly recommend it as an excellent political history. I would be tempted to use it in...more
does the seemingly impossible by presenting centuries of nicaraguan history in a very compact, readable, and politically aware format. an excellent introduction. (I give it 4 instead of 5 stars only because sometimes walker and co seem completely unable to offer Any critique of the fsln or ortega without immediately explaining it away.)
this is the required text for the Nicaragua SST unit I will be leading this summer. Pretty heavy reading but interesting and a good description of how the US has been involved in Nica politics for a long time.
Jul 12, 2011
Helen Perks
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good, but perhaps a little superficial and Sandanista biased?
Dec 20, 2012
Nicolas Hernandez
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Oct 12, 2012
KellsBells
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2 of 5 stars
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Aug 16, 2012
Rhoda
marked it as to-read
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