{"product_id":"blood-of-brothers-9780674025936","title":"Blood of Brothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKinzer interviewed people at every level of the Somoza, Sandinistas and contra hierarchies, as well as dissidents, heads of state, and countless ordinary citizens. This is his dramatic story of the centuries-old power struggle that made headlines in 1979 with the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship, and a vibrant portrait of the Nicaraguan people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause he spent as much time in the streets and villages as he did in embassies and restaurants, Kinzer was able to understand and report the many levels of reality generally hidden behind fogs of ideology, public statements and political rhetoric...\u003ci\u003eBlood of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone who hopes to understand the continuing need for a more enlightened U.S. foreign policy in Central America. -- Bill Kovach, Curator, Neiman Foundation at Harvard University\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive and enthralling account of how the Sandinistas triumphed in the destruction of 'an old and unjust order,' but failed to make over Nicaragua in their own austere and militant image. Stephen Kinzer, an eyewitness to it all, does justice to both triumph and failure in this even-handed and readable book. -- Tom Wicker\u003cbr\u003eAn example of public journalism at its best, his book will stand as the definitive study of Nicaragua in the turbulent 80s. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eBy the former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Managua bureau chief, this is a well-written, information-rich survey of modern Nicaragua. * Publisher's Weekly *","brand":"Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735960203607,"sku":"9780674025936","price":18.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674025936.jpg?v=1723810413","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blood-of-brothers-9780674025936","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}