{"product_id":"washington-somoza-and-the-sandinistas-stage-and-regime-in-us-policy-toward-nicaragua-1969-1981-hardback-9780521450812","title":"Washington, Somoza and the Sandinistas; Stage and Regime in US Policy toward Nicaragua 1969–1981 (Hardback) 9780521450812","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWashington, Somoza and the Sandinistas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStage and Regime in US Policy toward Nicaragua 1969–1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 1994, studies US policy toward Nicaragua during the Nixon, Ford, and Carter presidencies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMorris H. Morley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521450812, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 February 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Although the outlines of this story have been told before, they have not been recounted with the detail and persuasiveness found in Morley's 'Washington, Somoza, and the Sandanistas.'\"   Thomas M. Leonard, Latin American Research Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study of US policy toward Nicaragua during the Nixon, Ford, and Carter presidencies reveals the fundamental importance Washington places on preserving state institutions in Latin America while adopting a much more flexible approach regarding support for elected regimes or dictatorial rulers. The Carter White House decision to dump a longstanding ally, Somoza, and support a regime change was triggered by the appearance of a mass-based social movement led by radical nationalist guerrillas posing a challenge to both the dictatorial regime and, more importantly, the state structure that underpinned it. This study is based on the extensive use of personal interviews and declassified US government documents. Among its distinctive features as compared with earlier studies is the emphasis on the pivotal role Washington played in contributing to the long-term survival of the Somoza dictatorship. It is the first detailed study, based on original research, of Nixon and Ford policy toward Nicaragua.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: permament and transitory interests in US foreign policy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Washington and the Somoza dynasty: from consolidation to crisis of a client dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e 3. Supporting Somoza: substance and symbol in American policy during the Nixon-Ford era\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Carter administration and Nicaragua: human rights and the politics of accommodation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Carter administration and Nicaragua: mediation and the politics of frustration\u003cbr\u003e 6. Washington ruptures an historic relationship: dumping the dictator to save the state\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Carter administration and revolutionary Nicaragua: containing Sandinista power\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007469080856,"sku":"9780521450812","price":90.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521450812i_1bd79e81-3575-409b-a0ec-a3d8e5759bdb.jpg?v=1691382206","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/washington-somoza-and-the-sandinistas-stage-and-regime-in-us-policy-toward-nicaragua-1969-1981-hardback-9780521450812","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}