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04564aam a22005178i 4500 001 595ECFDE8B8A11E6A6C758ADDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161006010101 008 160404s2017 coua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016015323 020 $a 0813349869 020 $a 9780813349862 035 $a (OCoLC)946076255 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OQX $d COO $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a F1526 $b .W175 2017 082 00 $a 972.85 $2 23 084 $a HIS024000 $a HIS024000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Walker, Thomas W., $d 1940- $e author. 245 10 $a Nicaragua : $b emerging from the shadow of the eagle / $c Thomas W. Walker and Christine J. Wade. 250 $a Sixth edition. 263 $a 1606 264 1 $a Boulder, CO : $b Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group, $c 2017. 300 $a xvii, 244 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Nicaragua: Emerging from the Eagle's Shadow details the country's 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 revolution and government, the conservative restoration after 1990, and consolidation of the FSLN's power since the return of Daniel Ortega to the presidency in 2006. The thoroughly revised and updated sixth edition features new material covering political, economic and social developments since 2011. This includes expanded discussions on economic diversification, women and gender, the environment, and social programs. Students of Latin American politics and history will learn the how the interventions by the United States-the "eagle" to the north-have shaped Nicaraguan political, economic, and cultural life, but also the extent to which Nicaragua is increasingly emerging from the eagle's shadow"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Nicaragua: Emerging from the Shadow of the Eagle details the country's 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 revolution and government, the conservative restoration after 1990, and consolidation of the FSLN's power since the return of Daniel Ortega to the presidency in 2006. The thoroughly revised and updated sixth edition features new material covering political, economic and social developments since 2011. This includes expanded discussions on economic diversification, women and gender, and social programs. Students of Latin American politics and history will learn the how the interventions by the United States--the "eagle" to the north--have shaped Nicaraguan political, economic, and cultural life, but also the extent to which Nicaragua is increasingly emerging from the eagle's shadow"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Early History: The Pre-Columbian Period to the Mid-1930s -- 3. Recent History, Part 1: The Somoza Era and the Sandinista Revolution -- 4. Recent History, Part 2: The Conservative Restoration and the Return of Daniel Ortega -- 5. The Economic Dimension -- 6. Culture and Society -- 7. Government and Politics -- 8. The International Dimension. 651 0 $a Nicaragua $x History. 651 0 $a Nicaragua $x Relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Relations $z Nicaragua. 651 0 $a Nicaragua $x Politics and government. 650 7 $a HISTORY $z Latin America $x Central America. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY $z Latin America $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a International relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00977053 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Nicaragua. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01228307 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Wade, Christine J., $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Walker, Thomas W., 1940- author. $t Nicaragua. $b Sixth edition. $d Boulder, CO : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group, 2017 $z 9780813350394 $w (DLC) 2016016533 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190402021947.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=595ECFDE8B8A11E6A6C758ADDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search