Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

Through the fall of Anastasio Somoza, the rise of the Sandinistas, and the contra war, the United States and Nicaragua seemed destined to repeat the mistakes made by the U.S. and Cuba forty years before. The 1990 election in Nicaragua broke the pattern. Robert Pastor was a major US policymaker in the critical period leading up to and following the Sandinista Revolution of 1979. A decade later after writing the first edition of this book, he organized the International Mission led by Jimmy Carter that mediated the first free election in Nicaragua's history. From his unique vantage point, and utilizing a wealth of original material from classified government documents and from personal interviews with U.S. and Nicaraguan leaders, Pastor shows how Nicaragua and the United States were prisoners of a tragic history and how they finally escaped. This revised and updated edition covers the events of the democratic transition, and it extracts the lessons to be learned from the past.

1125864394
Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

Through the fall of Anastasio Somoza, the rise of the Sandinistas, and the contra war, the United States and Nicaragua seemed destined to repeat the mistakes made by the U.S. and Cuba forty years before. The 1990 election in Nicaragua broke the pattern. Robert Pastor was a major US policymaker in the critical period leading up to and following the Sandinista Revolution of 1979. A decade later after writing the first edition of this book, he organized the International Mission led by Jimmy Carter that mediated the first free election in Nicaragua's history. From his unique vantage point, and utilizing a wealth of original material from classified government documents and from personal interviews with U.S. and Nicaraguan leaders, Pastor shows how Nicaragua and the United States were prisoners of a tragic history and how they finally escaped. This revised and updated edition covers the events of the democratic transition, and it extracts the lessons to be learned from the past.

38.99 In Stock
Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

by Helen A. Regis
Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon

by Helen A. Regis

eBook

$38.99  $51.99 Save 25% Current price is $38.99, Original price is $51.99. You Save 25%.

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers


Overview

Through the fall of Anastasio Somoza, the rise of the Sandinistas, and the contra war, the United States and Nicaragua seemed destined to repeat the mistakes made by the U.S. and Cuba forty years before. The 1990 election in Nicaragua broke the pattern. Robert Pastor was a major US policymaker in the critical period leading up to and following the Sandinista Revolution of 1979. A decade later after writing the first edition of this book, he organized the International Mission led by Jimmy Carter that mediated the first free election in Nicaragua's history. From his unique vantage point, and utilizing a wealth of original material from classified government documents and from personal interviews with U.S. and Nicaraguan leaders, Pastor shows how Nicaragua and the United States were prisoners of a tragic history and how they finally escaped. This revised and updated edition covers the events of the democratic transition, and it extracts the lessons to be learned from the past.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780429979934
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/19/2018
Series: Case Studies in Anthropology
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Regis, Helen A.

Table of Contents

Series Editor Preface -- Introduction -- Fulbeness, History, and Cultural Pluralism -- Pulaaku and Embodiment in Everyday Life -- On Cheap Cloth, Bad Sauce, and the Fragility of Marriage -- Forging Islamic Manhood -- Dangerous Affections: Mothers and Infants -- Intimate Others: Cannibal Witches and Spirits -- Domaayo and the World Bank -- Conclusion
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews