Retelling the Nicaraguan Revolution as a Dionysian Ritual: About the Rise and Fall of a Partnership Society

HANDLER, Martina

ISBN 10: 3643500971 / ISBN 13: 9783643500977

Published by Lit Verlag [GBM], 2011

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144 pages. 11.90x5.90x0.40 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Retelling the Nicaraguan Revolution as a Dionysian Ritual: About the Rise and Fall of a Partnership Society
• Publisher: Lit Verlag [GBM]
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3643500971
• ISBN 13: 9783643500977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Uncountable books have been written on the Nicaraguan revolution in 1979, due to the fascination connected with the idea of revolution in general and with its realization in Nicaragua in particular. This book retells the story of the Nicaraguan revolution with the words of women, aiming to show how a high level of transformative energy was accumulated in the Nicaraguan society over time, based on a common utopian vision of a better future for all. The energetic upheaval can be analyzed as a Dionysian ritual. However, the book also follows up on the Apollonian aftermath of the revolution. Martina Handler is a social scientist and a graduate of the Master Program in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation in Innsbruck, Austria.