Washington, Somoza and the Sandinistas: Stage and Regime in Us Policy Toward Nicaragua 1969 1981

by Morris H. Morley

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521450810
• ISBN13: 9780521450812
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"