State, class, and ethnicity in Nicaragua : capitalist modernization and revolutionary change on the Atlantic Coast / Carlos M. Vilas ; translated by Susan Norwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vilas, Carlos María, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Nicaragua.

Indians of Central America--Nicaragua--Atlantic Coast--Government relations--History--20th century.

Indians of Central America.

Social conflict--Nicaragua--Atlantic Coast--History--20th century.

Social conflict.

Nicaragua--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Indians of Central America--Government relations.

Politics and government.

Nicaragua--Atlantic Coast.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

State, class & ethnicity in Nicaragua

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Reinner Publishers, [1989]

Summary:

"Vilas combines his academic background and first-hand experience to produce an insightful analysis of the conflicts between Nicaragua's central government and costenos, relating these to issues of class struggle, capitalist modernization, and revolutionary transition."-- From De Gruyter Brill..

Contents:

The Atlantic coast: a general overview

A conflictive history

The Atlantic coast and capitalist modernization

The Atlantic coast and the Sandinista revolution

From confrontation to autonomy

Final considerations: the unequal development of social revolutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed April 27, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Vilas, Carlos María. State, class, and ethnicity in Nicaragua.

ISBN:

1555871631

9781685851460

1685851460

9781555871635

OCLC:

317459495

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license