The Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade revisited: The teaching of literacy as a nation-building project

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-354

  Baracco, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benedict Anderson; Literacy; Nation building; Nicaragua; Sandinista

Indexed keywords

LITERACY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; STATE BUILDING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 3142754105     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2004.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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