Description
(Since the revolution in 1979, when the Sandanista government came to power, Nicaragua has been the focus of intense public scrutiny. Yet political rhetoric, media simplification, even passionate emotional support have often obscured the struggles and achievements of the Nicaraguan people. This powerful and beautifully illustrated boo records with rare authenticity the voices of Nicaraguan women, young and old, describing their suffering, their exploitation, and the moving detail of their daily lives. Sudden new freedoms and responsibilities have made their former lives of narrow domesticity increasingly untenable; now they are challenging traditional attitudes to women as they help to shape the new Nicaragua)
