Review
“Nicaragua in Revolution is a valuable resource for those seeking well-documented analyses of the emerging revolutionary state. More than two dozen essays by Latin Americanists offer a comprehensive survey of the history and ideology of the insurrection, the division of power and interest in revolutionary Nicaragua, and their translation into basic policy in such areas as agrarian reform, health care, housing, foreign policy, and incorporation of the country's Atlantic coast minorities. The role of such institutions as the Church and the media is considered, and the final essays place the new state in an international context, as it relates both to Central America and to the dominant capitalist order, especially in the U.S.”–Worldview
