Children of the Revolution: Violence, Inequality, and Hope in Nicaraguan Migration

by Laura J. Enriquez

Book Overview

Andrea, Silvia, Ana, and Pamela were impoverished youth when the Sandinista revolution took hold in Nicaragua in 1979. Against the backdrop of a war and economic crisis, the revolution gave them hope of a better future - if not for themselves, then for their children. But, when it became clear that their hopes were in vain, they chose to emigrate. Children of the Revolution tells these four women's stories up to their adulthood in Italy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503631281
• ISBN13: 9781503631281
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"