The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War (Hardcover)

The revolution in Nicaragua was unique in that a large percentage of the combatants were women. The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War is a study of these women and those who fought in the Contra counter revolution on the Atlantic Coast. This book is a qualitative study based on 85 interviews with female ex-combatants in the revolution and counter revolution from the 1960s to the end of the 1980s, as well as field observations in Nicaragua and the autonomous regions of the Atlantic Coast. It explores the reasons why women fought, the sacrifices they made, their treatment by male combatants, and their insights into the impact of the revolution and counter-revolution on today's Nicaragua. The analytical approach draws from political psychology, social identity dynamics such as nationalism and indigenous identities, and the role of liberation theology in the willingness of the female revolutionaries to risk their lives. Researchers and students of Gender Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Political History will find this an illuminating account of the Nicaraguan Revolution and counter revolution, which until now has been rarely shared.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Focus on Global Gender and Sexuality
Release date:	2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Martha L. Cottam • Bruno M. Baltodano • Martin Meraz Garcia
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	118
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-14148-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-367-14148-5
Barcode:	9780367141486

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