Title
Washington, Somoza, and the Sandinistas : state and regime in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua, 1969-1981
Role
Morris H. Morley.
Files
Document Type
Book
Description/Summary
This study of U.S. policy toward Nicaragua during the Nixon, Ford, and Carter presidencies reveals the fundamental importance Washington placed 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 book is based on the extensive use of personal interviews and recently declassified U.S. government documents. Among its distinctive features 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, and it contains the most detailed discussion of U.S. policy toward Nicaragua during the early period of Sandinista rule.
ISBN
9780521450812
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Publication Information
Morley Morris H., Washington, Somoza, and the Sandinistas: state and regime in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua, 1969-1981. Cambridge [England] New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Rights
Copyright: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Recommended Citation
Morley, Morris H., "Washington, Somoza, and the Sandinistas : state and regime in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua, 1969-1981" (1994). Walter J. Petry Book Gallery. 66.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/petry-books/66