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oapen-20.500.12657-394062024-03-27T12:06:56Z A Nicaraguan Exceptionalism? Francis, Hilary History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History In recent years, child migrants from Central America have arrived in the United States in unprecedented numbers. But whilst minors from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador make the perilous journey to the north, their Nicaraguan peers have remained in Central America. Nicaragua also enjoys lower murder rates and far fewer gang problems when compared with her neighbours. Why is Nicaragua so different? The present government has promulgated a discourse of Nicaraguan exceptionalism, arguing that Nicaragua is unique thanks to heritage of the 1979 Sandinista revolution. This volume critically interrogates that claim, asking whether the legacy of the revolution is truly exceptional. An interdisciplinary work, the book brings together historians, anthropologists and sociologists to explore the multifarious ways in which the revolutionary past continues to shape public policy - and daily life - in Nicaragua’s tumultuous present. 2020-05-27T16:46:18Z 2020-05-27T16:46:18Z 2020 book ONIX_20200527_9781908857774_32 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/39406 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781908857774.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.14296/220.9781908857774 10.14296/220.9781908857774 4af45bb1-d463-422d-9338-fa2167dddc34 University of London Press 204 London open access
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In recent years, child migrants from Central America have arrived in the United States in unprecedented numbers. But whilst minors from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador make the perilous journey to the north, their Nicaraguan peers have remained in Central America. Nicaragua also enjoys lower murder rates and far fewer gang problems when compared with her neighbours. Why is Nicaragua so different? The present government has promulgated a discourse of Nicaraguan exceptionalism, arguing that Nicaragua is unique thanks to heritage of the 1979 Sandinista revolution. This volume critically interrogates that claim, asking whether the legacy of the revolution is truly exceptional. An interdisciplinary work, the book brings together historians, anthropologists and sociologists to explore the multifarious ways in which the revolutionary past continues to shape public policy - and daily life - in Nicaragua’s tumultuous present.
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