People in Power: Forging a Grassroots Democracy in Nicaragua

In one of the best social and economic histories to date of the post-1960 upheavals, Ruchwarger emphasizes that these [mass-based] groups played a long, crucial and independent role in shaping the revolution that destroyed Somoza.

The Times Literary Supplement

A wealth of useful data. . . . There is value in much of the information and the organizational structures of participation are clearly outlined. Choice