The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution (review)
Gary Prevost and Harry Vanden have done a service to the study of politics in Latin America with this volume on the 1990 Nicaraguan election and the first years thereafter. After the 1990 Sandinista electoral defeat, considerably less scholarly attention has been devoted to Nicaragua; this book begins to provide important information on a nation that is still politically vibrant and fascinating. In addition to lead essays by Prevost and Vanden respectively on the status of Sandinismo and the election itself, the volume includes three other essays on political economy under Violeta Chamorro, on women's status before and during the Chamorro years, and an update on the status of the popular organizations during Chamorro's presidency.