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The Sandinista Revolution, its legacy
and the contribution of international
solidarity.

An illustrated 30th anniversary briefing published
by Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. 14/07/09
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Illustration: The struggle
between David (Nicaragua) and Goliath (domination by Spain and the US)
depicted in a mural in the church of Santa Maria de los Angeles,
Managua. This is one of the many murals inspired by the Sandinista
Revolution.
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Nicaraguan Journey - Memories from the Land of Sandino
Luciano Baracco (Sessions of York 2010)
Nicaragua is a land renowned for its lakes and volcanoes. Yet in the decade of
the 1980's Nicaragua became famous for something very different. Following in
the footsteps of Che Guevara, Sandinista revolutionary fighters overthrew one of
Latin America's oldest dictatorships in July 1979 and transformed the country
from an unknown backwater into a beacon of hope for the whole continent. A
Nicaraguan Journey gives an account of how Nicaraguans today make sense of those
revolutionary years, which brought their country to the attention of the whole
world.
The book costs £9:50 (plus postage) and all the profits will be donated
to the Yo Si Puedo campaign to fund literacy teaching in Miskitu around the Coco
River region. The book can be purchased at the following website:
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America's Backyard: The United States and Latin America from the Monroe
Doctrine to the War Against Terror.
Grace Livingstone (Zed 2009). The United
States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and
inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. Using newly
declassified documents, Grace Livingstone reveals the US role in the darkest
periods of Latin American history, including Pinochet’s coup in Chile, the
Contra War in Nicaragua and the death squads in El Salvador. She shows how the
administration used the War on Terror as a new pretext for intervention; how it
tried to destabilise leftwing governments and push back the ‘pink tide’ washing
across the Americas. America’s Backyard also includes chapters on drugs,
economy and culture. Today Latin Americans are demanding respect and an end to the
Washington Consensus. Will the White House listen? |
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Nicaragua: The Imagining of a Nation. From Nineteenth Century Liberals to Twentieth Century Sandinistas
Luciano Baracco (Algora 2005). Examines the Sandinista Revolution in the
context of Nicaragua's efforts at nation-building. Based on research and
interviews, this book includes sections on the national literacy campaign and
the indigenous peoples of the Atlantic Coast amongst others. It offers insights
into the evolution of states in post-colonial Latin America and their struggle
to strike an acceptable balance between sovereignty issues and the imperatives
of global politics. A major contribution to literature on Nicaragua. |
20.00 |
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After Revolution: Mapping Gender and Cultural Politics in Neo-Liberal
Nicaragua
Florence Babb (University of Texas Press 2001).
Drawing in interviews, this book analyses the impact on neo-liberalism
and examines Managua co-operatives where women play a significant role.
Informs and inspires. |
21.50 |
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Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution
Matilde Zimmermann (Duke University Press 2000)
Important history of one of Nicaragua's heroes. This thorough and
well-researched book is critical to an understanding of the enduring
popularity of Sandinismo today. |
17.50 |
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The Country Under My Skin
Giaconda Belli (Bloomsbury 2002). “…the best autobiography I’ve read in
years” (Salman Rushdie). Belli, now an internationally acclaimed poet,
played a major part in the Revolution as a young woman. In this
fascinating book she writes about the triumphs and failures of the
Revolution and her part in it; her poetry; her lovers and children; her
exile and her current life in Nicaragua and the USA. |
£10.50 |
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Letters from Nicaragua
Father John Medcalf (CIIR 1988. Reissued with new introduction 2002).
Vivid accounts in letter form of the suffering, joy and faith of rural
Nicaraguans from 1985 to 1987 during the contra war. Useful outline of
events in Nicaragua and biography. |
£4.00 |
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Storm Warnings: Hurricanes George and Mitch and the lessons for
development.
CIIR 2001 A detailed examination of 12 development programmes which
arose from the two hurricanes. A critique of the way in which
neo-liberal development has increased rather than decreased
vulnerability in Nicaragua. |
£6.50 |
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