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OverviewStudents played a critical role in the Sandinista struggle in Nicaragua, helping to topple the US-backed Somoza dictatorship in 1979-one of only two successful social revolutions in Cold War Latin America. Debunking misconceptions, Students of Revolution provides new evidence that groups of college and secondary-level students were instrumental in fostering a culture of insurrection-one in which societal groups, from elite housewives to rural laborers, came to see armed revolution as not only legitimate but necessary. Drawing on student archives, state and university records, and oral histories, Claudia Rueda reveals the tactics by which young activists deployed their age, class, and gender to craft a heroic identity that justified their political participation and to help build cross-class movements that eventually paralyzed the country. Despite living under a dictatorship that sharply curtailed expression, these students gained status as future national leaders, helping to sanctify their right to protest and generating widespread outrage while they endured the regime's repression. Students of Revolution thus highlights the aggressive young dissenters who became the vanguard of the opposition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Claudia RuedaPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9781477319307ISBN 10: 1477319301 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 15 November 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction Chapter 1. The Origins of Student Anti-Somoza Consciousness, 1937–1944 Chapter 2. Protest and Repression during the “Democratic Effervescence,” 1944–1948 Chapter 3. Defending Student Dignity, 1950–1956 Chapter 4. “La Pequeña Gran República,” 1956–1959 Chapter 5. Reform vs. Revolution, 1960–1968 Chapter 6. Radicalizing Youth, 1966–1972 Chapter 7. Un Trabajo de Hormiga, 1970–1979 Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviews[A] comprehensive book on how Nicaraguan students during the Somoza dictatorships...fought for political legitimacy and then used that authority to shape the society around them...Of extraordinary value are the unusual sources to which professor Rueda had access: oral histories through interviews with young students, advisers, parents, and university administrators; records in university archives; and flyers, publications, and student newspapers and correspondence. * The Americas * Joining a growing body of scholarship on student politics in Latin America during the Cold War, Rueda's book illustrates the profound impact of student activism in a small country which did not see major uprisings in 1968. * New Books in Latin American Studies * As a detailed and insightful analysis of student politics during the Somoza period, Rueda's book provides an invaluable resource for scholars attempting to puzzle through the sometimes slippery political character of student politics in Nicaragua. It is a timely and informative work that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of twentieth century political history in Nicaragua and the hemisphere. * Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies * Author InformationClaudia Ruedaa is an assistant professor of history at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Her previous publications include “Agents of Effervescence: Student Protest and Nicaragua’s Post-war Democratic Mobilizations” in The Journal of Social History, and she has coedited the digital archive Onda Latina: The Mexican American Experience. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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