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The education of a radical : an American revolutionary in Sandinista Nicaragua, Michael Johns
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- Summary
- "When Michael Johns joined a Sandinista militia in 1983, a fellow revolutionary dubbed him a rábano, a radish: red on the outside but white on the inside. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Johns appreciates the wisdom of that label as he revisits the questions of identity he tried to resolve by working with the Sandinistas at that point in his life. In The Education of a Radical, Johns recounts his immersion in Marxism and the Nicaraguan sojourn it led to, with a painful maturation process along the way. His conversion began in college, where he joined a student group called the Latin American Solidarity Association and traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, for research on his senior thesis. Overwhelmed by the poverty he witnessed (and fascinated by a new friend named Maricela who was trying to turn peasants into revolutionaries and who carried a heavily highlighted copy of Late Capitalism), he experienced an ideological transformation. When a Marxist professor later encouraged him to travel to Nicaragua, the real internal battle began for him, a battle that was intensified by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and its effect on the Sandinistas, who believed they were the next target for an imminent American invasion. Before he knew it, Johns was digging trenches and learning how to use an AK-47. His intellectual ideals came face-to-face with revolutionary facts, and the results would perplex him for years to come. Bringing to life a vivid portrait of the sometimes painful process of reconciling reality with romanticized principles, The Education of a Radical encapsulates a trove of truths about humanity, economics, and politics in one man's memorable journey."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 130 pages
- Isbn
- 9780292743861
- Label
- The education of a radical : an American revolutionary in Sandinista Nicaragua
- Title
- The education of a radical
- Title remainder
- an American revolutionary in Sandinista Nicaragua
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Johns
- Subject
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- Civil war -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Johns, Michael, 1958-
- Nicaragua -- History -- 1979-1990 -- Biography
- Americans -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Nicaragua -- Militia -- Biography
- Revolutionaries -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Socialism -- Nicaragua -- 20th century
- Socialism -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
- Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Participation, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When Michael Johns joined a Sandinista militia in 1983, a fellow revolutionary dubbed him a rábano, a radish: red on the outside but white on the inside. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Johns appreciates the wisdom of that label as he revisits the questions of identity he tried to resolve by working with the Sandinistas at that point in his life. In The Education of a Radical, Johns recounts his immersion in Marxism and the Nicaraguan sojourn it led to, with a painful maturation process along the way. His conversion began in college, where he joined a student group called the Latin American Solidarity Association and traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, for research on his senior thesis. Overwhelmed by the poverty he witnessed (and fascinated by a new friend named Maricela who was trying to turn peasants into revolutionaries and who carried a heavily highlighted copy of Late Capitalism), he experienced an ideological transformation. When a Marxist professor later encouraged him to travel to Nicaragua, the real internal battle began for him, a battle that was intensified by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and its effect on the Sandinistas, who believed they were the next target for an imminent American invasion. Before he knew it, Johns was digging trenches and learning how to use an AK-47. His intellectual ideals came face-to-face with revolutionary facts, and the results would perplex him for years to come. Bringing to life a vivid portrait of the sometimes painful process of reconciling reality with romanticized principles, The Education of a Radical encapsulates a trove of truths about humanity, economics, and politics in one man's memorable journey."--Publisher's website
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johns, Michael
- Dewey number
- 972.8505/3
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- F1528.22.J64
- LC item number
- A3 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Johns, Michael
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
- Civil war
- Socialism
- Americans
- Revolutionaries
- Intellectuals
- Socialism
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Label
- The education of a radical : an American revolutionary in Sandinista Nicaragua, Michael Johns
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 756837087
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 130 pages
- Isbn
- 9780292743861
- Isbn Type
- (paper : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011041455
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)756837087
- Label
- The education of a radical : an American revolutionary in Sandinista Nicaragua, Michael Johns
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 756837087
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 130 pages
- Isbn
- 9780292743861
- Isbn Type
- (paper : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011041455
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)756837087
Subject
- Civil war -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Johns, Michael, 1958-
- Nicaragua -- History -- 1979-1990 -- Biography
- Americans -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Nicaragua -- Militia -- Biography
- Revolutionaries -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Socialism -- Nicaragua -- 20th century
- Socialism -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
- Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Participation, American
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