Nicaragua Divided: La Prensa and the Chamorro Legacy

by Patricia Taylor Edmisten

Book Overview

"A unique and insightful presentation of the essential writings and ideas of Chamorro (very well translated)...clearly and gracefully written. Edmisten puts current Nicaraguan politics into perspective and gives the reader a sense of the complexities of the present situation."--Charles Ameringer, Pennsylvania State University

In the late summer of 1989, a coalition of anti-Sandinistas nominated Violeta Chamorro to challenge Nicaraguan President...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813009723
• ISBN13: 9780813009728
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An Unbiased View of The Nicaraguan Political Situation

I find the authors view of the Nicarauan situation to be honest and unbiased in that it let the reader decide which political side was best for the people of Nicaragua. I think Patricia Taylor Edmisten's research of the politcal history was thorough and to the point. Most people make judgement of a country or culture on what they hear or read about today without much knowledge of the history that sheds more light as to how the present situation came about.