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Analytical Framework IV

In Lynn Horton’s book, Peasants in Arms: War and Peace in the Mountains of Nicaragua, 1979-1994, she has identified the history and the events in the Nicaraguan community of Quilali from the ousting of the Somoza dictatorship by the Sandinistas, and the subsequent uprising of the anti-Sandista movement. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the municipality and residents of Quilali were situated within the Nicaraguan Revolution and counter-revolution, within the various insurgencies that had surfaced. Additionally, I will identify, in terms of the dyads discussed for this course, how they apply or do not apply in the instance of this study.
Prior to any discussion regarding the revolution or counter-revolution and its various components, I feel it’s essential to understand the culture of the Quilali region. It is important to understand the cultural values, expectations and political orientation of the people in this region as it will lend to a better understan...

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