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The Costeños and the Revolution in Nicaragua

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Philip A. Dennis
Philip A. Dennis*
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Department of Anthropology, Texas Tech University
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In Nicaragua in July 1979, the Sandinista popular revolutionary movement finally succeeded in overthrowing the dictatorship of the Somoza family, which had been placed in power and then supported for many years by the U.S. government. Analysis of the revolution, even in conservative U.S. government sources (LeoGrande, 1979; Montgomery, 1980), has noted the greed and corruption of the Somoza dynasty and the poverty, illiteracy, and poor health of Nicaragua's masses. More liberal sources (Koeppel and Harvey, 1980; Burbach and Draimin, 1980) comment favorably on the democratic and social justice orientation of the new revolutionary government. Coverage of the revolution, however, has barely mentioned the east coast, an isolated, ethnically complex, and fascinating part of the country.

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 1981 , pp. 271 - 296
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Copyright © University of Miami 1981

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