This edited volume examines the political transformation of Nicaragua during the Sandinista revolution and the subsequent counterrevolution supported by the United States. Bringing together analyses from leading scholars, the book explores the ideological conflicts, economic pressures, and military strategies that shaped Nicaragua from 1979 onward. It provides detailed accounts of the Sandinist…
This revised and updated third edition provides a comprehensive overview of Nicaragua’s historical and political development, focusing particularly on the legacy of Augusto César Sandino and the transformations brought by the Sandinista revolution. Thomas W. Walker analyzes the country’s social, economic, and political challenges, including U.S. involvement, the Contra war, and the shiftin…
A penetrating analysis of the controversial U.S. role in the 1990 Nicaraguan elections - the most closely monitored in history - this book exposes the intervention in the electoral process of a sovereign nation by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, the National Endowment for Democracy, and private U.S.-based organizations. Robinson begins by tracing the evolution of U.S. …
Since its entry into force on 1 March 1999, the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) has been successful in attaining its aim of abolishing anti-personnel landmines. However, in terms of mine victim assistance, another goal sanctioned by the treaty, results have been much less heartening. This may be partially due to the weakness of existing formal monitoring of victim assistance mechanisms that fail to expos…