Nicaragua Must Survive : Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

van Ommen, Eline.

Series:

Violence in Latin American History Series

Violence in Latin American History Series ; v.8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicaragua--Foreign relations--Europe, Western--1979-.

Nicaragua.

Nicaragua--History--Revolution, 1979.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (507 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2023.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Nicaragua Must Survive tells the story of the Sandinistas' innovative diplomatic campaign, which captured the imaginations of people around the globe and transformed Nicaraguan history at the tail end of the Cold War. The Sandinistas' diplomacy went far beyond elite politics, as thousands of musicians, politicians, teachers, activists, priests, feminists, and journalists flocked to the country to experience the revolution firsthand. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, Eline van Ommen reveals the role that Western Europe played in Nicaragua's revolutionary diplomacy. Blending grassroots organizing and formal foreign policy, pragmatic guerrillas, creative diplomats, and ambitious activists from Europe and the Americas were able to create an international environment in which the Sandinista Revolution could survive despite the odds. Nicaragua Must Survive argues that this diplomacy was remarkably effective, propelling Nicaragua into the global limelight and allowing the revolutionaries to successfully challenge the United States' role in Central America.

Contents:

Intro

Series Page

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Internationalizing Struggle, 1977-1979

2. Triumph and Consolidation, 1979-1980

3. The Revolution under Attack, 1981-1982

4. Creative Defense, 1983-1984

5. Fundraising for the Revolution, 1985-1986

6. Peace and Elections, 1987-1990

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: van Ommen, Eline Nicaragua Must Survive

ISBN:

9780520390775

0520390776

OCLC:

1402814443