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Book SynopsisSuch "mobilizing identitiespropelled women into unprecedented levels of collective action, yet at the same time channeled them away from feminist priorities.
Trade Review[A]n extremely insightful and engaging book... an analysis of a rich case study that will be of interest to anyone working on social movements, identity politics, revolution, democratization, or war. -- Suzanne Dovi Perspectives on Political Science Bayard de Volo's study is both an analysis of the symbolic and discursive deployment of motherhood, and a history of an organization's trajectory over almost two decades... In filling a gap in the literature on women and revolution, it will add to the ongoing debates over motherist movements and female collective action. -- Maxine Molyneux Hispanic American Historical Review Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs draws upon field research in Nicaragua during 1992-93 and extensive open-ended interviews with the most active members of the pro-Sandinista Committee of Mothers of heroes and Martyrs of Matagalpa... Bayard de Volo's research... fills an important void in the literature on women in politics. -- Waltraud Queiser Morales Perspectives on Politics 2003 This book is rich in detail and description, making it one of the best analyses of maternal gender politics in Nicaragua to date. -- Amy Lind American Journal of Sociology 2003
Table of ContentsContents: Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: "We Want a Free Country for Our Children," 1977-1984 Chapter 2: Movement as Symbol: The Mothers of Matagalpa, 1979-1984 Chapter 3: The Priorities of War: Deferring Feminism, (Re) drafting Motherhood, 1984-1990 Chapter 4: The Latent and the Visible: The Mothers of Matagalpa in Two Dimensions, 1984-1990 Chapter 5: From a War of Bullets to a War of the Stomach: Discursive and Organizational Strategies and Regime Transition. 1990-1994 Chapter 6: Testing the Limits of Maternal Identity: Regime Change and Expanded Membership, 1990-1994 Chapter 7: Voice, Agency, and Identity: Counting the Mixed Blessings of Revolution and Maternal Identity Politics Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
