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title	:	The Best of What We Are : Reflections On the Nicaraguan Revolution
author	:	Brentlinger, John.
publisher	:	University of Massachusetts Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0870239848
print isbn13	:	9780870239847
ebook isbn13	:	9780585244648
language	:	English
subject	Nicaragua--History--1979-1990, Nicaragua--History--1990- , Social change--Nicaragua, Brentlinger, John,--1934-
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	F1528.B74 1995eb
ddc	:	972.8505/3
subject	:	Nicaragua--History--1979-1990, Nicaragua--History--1990- , Social change--Nicaragua, Brentlinger, John,--1934-

Page iii The Best of What We Are Reflections On The Nicaraguan Revolution JOHN BRENTLINGER

Page iv Copyright 1995 by The University of Massachusetts Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America LC95 20330 ISBN 0 87023 984 8 (cloth): 985 6 (pbk.) Designed by Dennis Anderson Set in Galliard and Gill Sans by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Lyrics from "Nicaragua" used with permission. Words by Bruce Cockburn, Golden Mountain Music Corp. 1984. From the album Stealing Fire Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brentlinger, John, 1934 The best of what we are : reflections on the Nicaraguan revolution / John Brentlinger p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0 87023 984 8 (cloth :alk. paper). ISBN 0 87023 985 6 (pbk.: alk. paper) I. NicaraguaHistory1979-1990. 2. NicaraguaHistory1990 3. Social changeNicaragua. 4. Brentlinger, John, 1934 1. Title. F1528.B74 1995 972.8505'3dc20 95-20330 CIP British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available.

Page v This book is dedicated to the Nicaraguans who struggled In the flash of this moment You are the best of what we are Don't let them stop you now, Nicaragua Bruce Cockburn, "Nicaragua"

Page vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Managua Journal, 1985 13 2 Sandino, Revolutionary Prophet 69 3 Condega Journal 98 4 Norma: On Sexism and Moral Change 133 5 Yali Journal 153 6 Necessary Poetry 197 7 Matagalpa Journal 215 8 Where Is the Revolution? 247 9 Politics and Representation 267 10 Managua Journal, 1991-92 285 11 Socialism and the Sacred 347 Notes 361 References 365 Index 369

Page ix Acknowledgments This book is truly the work of many people, both in contributing to the experiences on which it is based and in support of the writing. Most of all, I want to acknowledge the gifts received from the Nicaraguans with whom I lived, worked, and discussed. Their generosity and openness in sharing their lives, their courage and idealism in living their lives, and their remarkable intelligence and understanding have been a constant source of encouragement and inspiration. I am especially grateful to Norma Aburto Altamirano and Katherine and Rodman, Loln and Joaquina Salgado and Dolores and Cecelia, Elena Pineda and her family, especially Rosa and Francisca and Silvio and Jos, Enrique, Ana Julia Chavarra, Ral Quintanilla, Daisy Zamora, Padre Enrique, the Centenos of Condega, the Mendiolas of Len, and Consuelo Mendieta. There are many, many others. In the United States I have been fortunate for being surrounded by a community of supportive friends, whose interest and encouragement have helped immensely. They know who they are, and I hope they know my love and appreciation. I am grateful to Eileen Estrada for much work transcribing interviews and to those who read, commented on, and considerably improved various versions of the manuscript, especially Helen Smith, Sandy Mandel, Margaret Randall, Roger Gottlieb, Paul LeBlanc, Ann Ferguson, Gary Tartakov, Charles Purrenhage, and my dedicated editor, Janet Benton. And special thanks to Sandy Mandel, my compaera and main critic and support during the last years of this work.

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