{"product_id":"nicaragua-must-survive-9780520390744","title":"Nicaragua Must Survive","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicaragua Must Survivetells the story of the Sandinistas' innovative diplomatic campaign, which captured the imaginations of people around the globe and transformed Nicaraguan history at the tail end of the Cold War. The Sandinistas' diplomacy went far beyond elite politics, as thousands of musicians, politicians, teachers, activists, priests, feminists, and journalists flocked to the country to experience the revolution firsthand. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, Eline van Ommen reveals the role that Western Europe played in Nicaragua's revolutionary diplomacy. Blending grassroots organizing and formal foreign policy, pragmatic guerrillas, creative diplomats, and ambitious activists from Europe and the Americas were able to create an international environment in which the Sandinista Revolution could survive despite the odds.Nicaragua Must Surviveargues that this diplomacy was remarkably effective, propelling Nicaragua into the global limelight and allowing the re\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1 • Internationalizing Struggle, 1977–1979 \u003cbr\u003e 2 • Triumph and Consolidation, 1979–1980 \u003cbr\u003e 3 • The Revolution under Attack, 1981–1982 \u003cbr\u003e 4 • Creative Defense, 1983–1984 \u003cbr\u003e 5 • Fundraising for the Revolution, 1985–1986 \u003cbr\u003e 6 • Peace and Elections, 1987–1990 \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402966147415,"sku":"9780520390744","price":56.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520390744.jpg?v=1730481982","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nicaragua-must-survive-9780520390744","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}