Nicaragua

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Eres los Estados Unidos,
eres el futuro invasor
de la América ingenua que tiene sangre indígena…
Sois ricos. Juntáis al culto de Hércules el culto de Mammón;
y alumbrando el camino de la fácil conquista,
la Libertad levanta su antorcha en Nueva-York.
—Rubén Darío, 1904

In the aftermath of civil war, efforts to transfer disputes from the battlefield to the ballot box

• Resource Information Center, October 2001:
  Background to the 2001 elections

A journey in search of context

Christianity & Crisis, November 1984:
Central America: Some of the Truth

Nicaragua’s democratic transition

• Christianity & Crisis, December 1984:
  The Nicaraguan election: Morning glories and sonic booms – what really happened on November 4?
• Christianity & Crisis, December 1986:
  “By the people”: constitution making in Nicaragua
• World Policy Journal, Spring 1987:
  Nicaragua’s New Constitution: A close reading
• from Revolution and Counterrevolution in Nicaragua:
  The Evolution of Governmental Institutions

Church and state

• Christianity & Crisis, November 1984:
  Debate topic: the church’s nature and mission
• Christianity & Crisis, July 1985:
  Under the red hat: Getting to know Managua’s new cardinal
• El Nuevo Diario, June 1985:
  The Cardinal cites Jefferson out of context to attack the Revolution: Jefferson inspira a Obando

Freedom of the press

Christianity & Crisis, November 1984:
Nicaragua’s media of communications: They don’t all speak with one voice

Historic documents

• poem, Rubén Darío, 1904:
  A Roosevelt | To Roosevelt
  
  

Costa Rica

Costa Rican democracy

• World Policy Journal, Spring 1986:
  Democratic Model in Jeopardy
• Pensamiento Propio, enero-febrero 1986:
  Entrevistas con les ex-presidentes José Figueres, Daniel Oduber, Rodrigo Carazo
• World Policy Journal, Spring 1986:
  Interviews with former presidents José Figueres, Daniel Oduber, Rodrigo Carazo
• Channels of Communications, April 1986:
  In neutral Costa Rica, where there is no army, the wealthy try to wield control through the media

Historic documents

• The Catholic Church and Costa Rican communists reach an understanding, 1943:
  Intercambio de cartas entre el Arzobispo Víctor Sanabria y Manuel Mora Valverde
• Abolition of the army, 1948: Palabras de José Figueres Ferrer

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