This timely book, with its useful and comprehensive index, is an insightful study of Nicaragua that should be read by any student of foreign affairs. Journal of Internal Law & Politics



This book is an examination of the evolving social and political atmosphere during the first half decade after the Sandinist revolution. Written by eminent scholars and participants Nicaragua documents the rapid social change that has occurred during the last five years. The essays focus on agrarian reform, education, health care, food policy, and Nicaragua's relations with the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and the non-alligned and socialist bloc nations.