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Bandits and blanket thieves, communists and terrorists: the politics of naming Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 1927 – 36 and 1979 – 90

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This article examines the politics of naming Sandinistas in Nicaragua during two periods of intense political and military struggle: the era of the Sandinista Revolution and Contra War (1979 – 90) and the era of the Sandino rebellion against the US Marines and Nicaraguan National Guard (1927 – 36). Focusing principally on the rhetorical and narrative strategies used by the USA and its Nicaraguan allies, the article explores the delegitimising master narratives concocted by these dominant groups and the efforts of two generations of Sandinistas and their allies to challenge these narratives. It argues that the politics of naming was embedded within a larger politics of storytelling, and that effective challenges to dominant groups' epithets must be grounded in historically informed challenges to the larger narratives from which they spring.

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  • Michael J Schroeder, 2005. "Bandits and blanket thieves, communists and terrorists: the politics of naming Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 1927 – 36 and 1979 – 90," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(1), pages 67-86, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:26:y:2005:i:1:p:67-86
    DOI: 10.1080/0143659042000322919
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