New International no. 9: The Rise and Fall of the Nicaraguan Revolution

Lessons for revolutionists everywhere from the workers and farmers government that came to power in Nicaragua in July 1979. Based on ten years of socialist journalism from inside Nicaragua, this issue of New International magazine recounts the achievements and worldwide impact of the Nicaraguan revolution. It traces the political retreat of the Sandinista National Liberation Front leadership that led to the downfall of the revolution in the closing years of the 1980s. Documents of the Socialist Workers Party.

Introduction by Steve Clark, photos, notes. Now with index and enlarged type.

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