Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle

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Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle details the countrys unique history culture economics politics and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers Nicaragua from pre-Columbian and colonial times as well as during the nationalist liberal era the U.S. Marine occupation the Somoza dictatorship the Sandinista regime and the conservative restoration after 1990. The thoroughly revised fifth edition features new material covering the return of Daniel Ortega as president after the election of 2006. Thomas W. Walker and new coauthor Christine J. Wade document how the more enduring reality of the country may not be the Sandinista Revolution but how the historical and ongoing interventions by the United Statesthe eagle to the northcontinue to shape Nicaraguan political economic and cultural life. Additionally the new edition includes an extensively revised and updated annotated bibliography.