Mothers of heroes and martyrs : gender identity politics in Nicaragua, 1979-1999 / Lorraine Bayard de Volo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayard de Volo, Lorraine, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comité de Madres de Héroes y Mártires. Matagalpa.

Comité de Madres de Héroes y Mártires.

Women--Political activity.

History.

Women and war.

Nicaragua--Politics and government--1937-1979.

Nicaragua.

Politics and government.

Nicaragua--Politics and government--1979-1990.

Nicaragua--Politics and government--1990-.

Women and war--Nicaragua--History--20th century.

Women--Political activity--Nicaragua--History--20th century.

Women.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Founded during the Nicaraguan revolution, the Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs of Matagalpa comprises women who supported the revolution but did not carry guns. The author focuses on the group to explore 'maternal identity politics'.

Contents:

1 "We Want a Free Country for Our Children," 1977-1984 21

2 Movement as Symbol: The Mothers of Matagalpa, 1979-1984 51

3 The Priorities of War: Deferring Feminism, (Re)drafting Motherhood, 1984-1990 85

4 The Latent and the Visible: The Mothers of Matagalpa in Two Dimensions, 1984-1990 115

5 From a War of Bullets to a War of the Stomach: Discursive and Organizational Strategies and Regime Transition, 1990-1994 155

6 Testing the Limits of Maternal Identity: Regime Change and Expanded Membership, 1990-1994 183

7 Voice, Agency, and Identity: Counting the Mixed Blessings of Revolution and Maternal Identity Politics 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-286) and index.

ISBN:

0801867649

OCLC:

46319572