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Sto caricando le informazioni... My Car in Managuadi Forrest D. Colburn
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. In short essays based on his sporadic periods of residence in Nicaragua during the 1980s, the author describes the quotidian results of the new Sandinista government. Colburn is even-handed and remarkably non-judgmental: he notes the material shortages and inflation under the piecemeal socialism of the Sandinistas with the same disinterested clarity used when he describes the widespread jokes about former dictator Anastasio Somoza. Things were rough under the Somozas; different things were rough under the Sandinistas. But Colburn takes great pleasure in the country and its inhabitants, including the gregarious hitchhikers he conveys in his decrepit car, itself a notable possession in fraying Managua. ( ) Not a bad little book. A quick and entertaining read. These short vignettes on life in Nicaragua give the reader a feel for everyday life in that country after the revolution (it was written in the late 80s) This book does not have discussions of the different Sandinista factions, but rather, what jokes people tell about politicians or how hard it is to get a permit for a car. If one has a passing interest in Central America or Nicaragua specifically, I'd recommend this book. Whenever we have people visiting us in Nicaragua, I always recommend this book plus "Sandino's Daughters Revisited" and "The Best of What we Are" to get a sense of the sandinista revolution and the people who made it happen. My Car in Managua is a funny, easy to read, and a candid portrayal of life in Managua during the 1980s. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Histories of revolutions often focus on military, political, or economic upheavals but sometimes neglect to connect these larger events to the daily lives of "ordinary" people. Yet the peoples' perception that "things are worse than before" can topple revolutionary governments, as shown by the recent defeat of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua and the governments of Eastern Europe. Providing the kind of prosaic, revealing details that more formal histories have excluded, My Car in Managua offers an objective, often humorous description of the great difficulties and occasional pleasures of life in Nicaragua during the Sandinista revolution. During a year's work (1985-1986) at the Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE), Forrest Colburn purchased a dilapidated car--and with it an introduction to everyday life in Nicaragua. His discoveries of the length of time required to register the car (approximately six weeks), the impossibility of finding spare parts (except when U.S. dollars were applied to the search), and the fact that "anyone getting into a car in Managua can be charged a small fee [for car watching] by anyone else" all suggest the difficulties most Nicaraguans faced living in a devastated economy. Drawing on experiences from visits throughout the revolutionary period (1979-1989), Colburn also sheds light on how the Revolution affected social customs and language, gender roles and family relationships, equality and authority, the availability of goods and services, the status of ethnic minorities, and governmental and other institutions. Illustrations by Nicaragua's celebrated political cartoonist Róger Sánchez Flores enliven the lucid text. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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