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Liberation and Lenin: Marxism-Leninism and the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional600 views
Author
Joubert, David, Government - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Bird, Colin, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
Chavez, Daniel, Department for Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia
Abstract
This project attempts to correctly classify Sandinismo, the ideology of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional. Specifically, this argument considers ‘Marxism-Leninism’ in classifying Sandinismo between 1961 and 1984 by analyzing the concepts of: (a) American officials antagonistic towards Sandinismo, (b) self-described adherents of Sandinismo, (c) self-described adherents of Marxism-Leninism, and (d) Vladmir Lenin. Upon defining ‘Marxism-Leninism’ as the conceptual framework of Vladmir Lenin himself, it is evident that differences of nationalism and revolutionary strategy significantly differentiate Sandinismo from Marxism-Leninism. This analysis therefore clarifies (1) the historical influence of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional and (2) the validity of the Reagan administration’s perception of and response to the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
FSLN; Fonseca; Cabezas; Marxism-Leninism; Sandinista; revolutionary; Leninism; Nicaragua; central american crisis; political theory
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Joubert, David. Liberation and Lenin: Marxism-Leninism and the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional. University of Virginia, Government - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2014-04-09, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3S675.
