Nicaragua

Revolution and Democracy
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-78356-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1986, Nicaragua, written from an insider's point of view breaks the barrier of disinformation which has surrounded the Sandinista revolution. To accomplish this task the author discusses the major forces that have shaped Nicaragua’s development during the past decade as well as all pertinent events leading to and following the revolution. It is the author's contention that the Sandinista revolution is an unusual combination of armed struggle to reach power and democratic procedures to build a new society. This makes the revolution a very dangerous example for the stability of a hegemonic state that tries to pacify the needs of the masses by means of repression and spurious applications of democratic principles. This book's main thesis is that socialism and democracy are not contradictory but are part of the same process. Thus, any attempt to think in terms of necessary stages is misreading the classics of Marx and Lenin.

This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of political science, Latin American studies, Latin American history and politics.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coraggio, José Luis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the English edition Preface to the Original Edition 1. Nicaragua, or the legitimacy of social revolution in Latin America 2. Democracy and revolution in Nicaragua 3. Social movements and revolution: the case of Nicaragua 4. 1984: Elections in revolution Appendix Index

Über Autor(innen)

José Luis Coraggio