Kent Norsworthy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1361038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kent Norsworthy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kent |
| FAMILY NAME | Norsworthy |
| SIGNATURE | NORSWORTHY K |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2951-3665 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inside Honduras
A Critique of the "Antidemocratic Tendency" Argument: The Case of Mass Organizations and Popular Participation in Nicaragua
As revolutionary movements advance in Latin America and worldwide, both in countries where revolutionary forces have seized state power and in those where they are bidding for it, the theme of democracy has become increasingly central in discussion and analysis of these processes. In this context, what we refer to as the antidemocratic argument is taking shape. ' According to this view, democracy is the historic Achilles's heel of revolutionary p…
The Nicaraguan Revolution
Booth, John A. (1985), The End and the Beginning, The Nicaraguan Revolution, 2nd Edn, Westview Press (Boulder and London). 363 pp. ?43, pbk ?15. Barraclough, Solon and others (1988), Aid That Counts, The Western Contribution to Development and Survival in Nicaragua, Trans? national Institute (Amsterdam) and Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales (Managua). 157 pp. ?4.95. Close, David (1988), Nicaragua: Politics, Economics …
Comment on Vilas
Carlos Vilas's article ("The Mass Organizations in Nicaragua," MR, November 1986) provides important material for discussion on the themes of mass organizations and popular participation in revolutionary Nicaragua. It is true, as the article points out, that the mass organizations and the sudden and dramatic participation of the Nicaraguan people in their vital affairs following the triumph have experienced many difficulties. It is also correct t…
Nicaragua: The Strategy of Counterrevolution
On July 19, 1979, the Sandinista National Liberation Front marched triumphantly into Managua. Over 50,000 people had given their lives in the war to overthrow the Somoza dictatorship, whose fifty dark years had left the country in ruins. The Nicaraguan people believed the nightmare was over, and that they could finally build a new, more just society in peace. Yet within months of the triumph the United States was beating the war drums against Nic…
Elections and U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua
power of the people will never be defeated, neither with bullets nor with ballots. Thus declared Sandinista Comandante Daniel Ortega on December 4, 1983, in firing the opening shots of the Nicaraguan electoral process. The then coordinator of the National Reconstruction Government Junta announced to the nation during a special session of the Council of State (parliament) that the process would officially open on January 31, 1984, and culminate wi…
A Critique of the "Antidemocratic Tendency" Argument: The Case of Mass Organizations and Popular Participation in Nicaragua
As revolutionary movements advance in Latin America and worldwide, both in countries where revolutionary forces have seized state power and in those where they are bidding for it, the theme of democracy has become increasingly central in discussion and analysis of these processes. In this context, what we refer to as the antidemocratic argument is taking shape. ' According to this view, democracy is the historic Achilles's heel of revolutionary p…
Elections and U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua
power of the people will never be defeated, neither with bullets nor with ballots. Thus declared Sandinista Comandante Daniel Ortega on December 4, 1983, in firing the opening shots of the Nicaraguan electoral process. The then coordinator of the National Reconstruction Government Junta announced to the nation during a special session of the Council of State (parliament) that the process would officially open on January 31, 1984, and culminate wi…
Nicaragua: The Strategy of Counterrevolution
On July 19, 1979, the Sandinista National Liberation Front marched triumphantly into Managua. Over 50,000 people had given their lives in the war to overthrow the Somoza dictatorship, whose fifty dark years had left the country in ruins. The Nicaraguan people believed the nightmare was over, and that they could finally build a new, more just society in peace. Yet within months of the triumph the United States was beating the war drums against Nic…
Elections and U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua
power of the people will never be defeated, neither with bullets nor with ballots. Thus declared Sandinista Comandante Daniel Ortega on December 4, 1983, in firing the opening shots of the Nicaraguan electoral process. The then coordinator of the National Reconstruction Government Junta announced to the nation during a special session of the Council of State (parliament) that the process would officially open on January 31, 1984, and culminate wi…
Comment on Vilas
Carlos Vilas's article ("The Mass Organizations in Nicaragua," MR, November 1986) provides important material for discussion on the themes of mass organizations and popular participation in revolutionary Nicaragua. It is true, as the article points out, that the mass organizations and the sudden and dramatic participation of the Nicaraguan people in their vital affairs following the triumph have experienced many difficulties. It is also correct t…
A Critique of the "Antidemocratic Tendency" Argument: The Case of Mass Organizations and Popular Participation in Nicaragua
As revolutionary movements advance in Latin America and worldwide, both in countries where revolutionary forces have seized state power and in those where they are bidding for it, the theme of democracy has become increasingly central in discussion and analysis of these processes. In this context, what we refer to as the antidemocratic argument is taking shape. ' According to this view, democracy is the historic Achilles's heel of revolutionary p…
The Nicaraguan Revolution
Booth, John A. (1985), The End and the Beginning, The Nicaraguan Revolution, 2nd Edn, Westview Press (Boulder and London). 363 pp. ?43, pbk ?15. Barraclough, Solon and others (1988), Aid That Counts, The Western Contribution to Development and Survival in Nicaragua, Trans? national Institute (Amsterdam) and Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales (Managua). 157 pp. ?4.95. Close, David (1988), Nicaragua: Politics, Economics …
Inside Honduras
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Political theory and Gramsci (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Historical Studies in Central America (2 works)