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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Introduction -- Nicaraguan Foreign Policy: A Theoretical Focus -- Domestic Constraints on Foreign Policy -- Sandinism and Nicaraguan Political Structures -- Economic Realities and Constraints -- The Domestic Opposition and External Actors -- International Constraints on Foreign Policy -- US Policy Toward the Nicaraguan Revolution -- US Economic and Military Policy: Low-Intensity Attrition Warfare -- Latin America and Europe View the Revolution -- Patterns in Revolutionary Nicaragua's Foreign Policy -- Nicaraguan Military and Defense Policy -- Nicaraguan Internationalism: Principled Pragmatism and Survival -- Nicaragua's Regional Negotiating Positions -- The Sandinista Record: "No Longer a Banana Republic" -- Newspapers and Periodicals Cited |
| Summary |
Since the revolution in 1979, Nicaragua has faced economic dislocation, a growing debt, chronic hard currency shortages, a counter-revolutionary war, economic and diplomatic pressure from the US, and regional isolation. In spite of these challenging problems, the Sandinista leadership, maintaining a broad array of international contacts, continues |
| Notes |
Mary B. Vanderlaan is assistant professor of political science at Hartwick College |
| Subject |
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Nicaragua -- Foreign relations -- 1979-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091721
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| Subject |
Nicaragua
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429304699 |
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0429304692 |
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9781000274059 |
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1000274055 |
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9781000309997 |
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1000309991 |
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9781000238112 |
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1000238113 |
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