Peasants In Arms: War & Peace in the Mountains of Nicaragua, 1979-1994 (Ohio RIS Latin America Series)
by Lynn Horton
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Drawing on testimonies from contra collaborators and ex-combatants, as well as pro-Sandinista peasants, this book presents a dynamic account of the growing divisions between peasants from the area of Quilali who took up arms in defense of revolutionary programs and ideals such as land reform and equality and those who opposed the FSLN. Peasants in Arms details the role of local elites in organizing the first anti-Sandinista uprising in 1980 and their subsequent rise to positions of field show more command in the contras. Lynn Horton explores the internal factors that led a majority of peasants to turn show lessTags
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Lynn Horton, who has lived in Nicaragua and Panama for six years, has been working with nongovernmental organizations on rural, environmental, and human rights issues.
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