People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua
In one of the best social and economic histories to date of the post-1960 upheavals, Ruchwarger emphasizes that these [mass-based] groups played a long, crucial and independent role in shaping the revolution that destroyed Somoza.
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People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua
In one of the best social and economic histories to date of the post-1960 upheavals, Ruchwarger emphasizes that these [mass-based] groups played a long, crucial and independent role in shaping the revolution that destroyed Somoza.
The Times Literary Supplement

A wealth of useful data. . . . There is value in much of the information and the organizational structures of participation are clearly outlined. Choice

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People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua

People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua

by Gary Ruchwarger
People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua

People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua

by Gary Ruchwarger

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In one of the best social and economic histories to date of the post-1960 upheavals, Ruchwarger emphasizes that these [mass-based] groups played a long, crucial and independent role in shaping the revolution that destroyed Somoza.
The Times Literary Supplement

A wealth of useful data. . . . There is value in much of the information and the organizational structures of participation are clearly outlined. Choice


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780897891301
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/30/1987
Pages: 354
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The FSLN and the Mass Movement
The Mass Organizations Emerge
The Setting
Developing a National Presence
Building Internal Democracy
Relations with the Party and State
Community Development: CDSs
The Liberation of Women: AMNLAE
Shaping Agricultural Policy: UNAG
Production and Participation: CST and ATC
Defending the Revolution
Bibliography
Index

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