A Call to Conscience: The Anti-Contra War Campaign

Contents

[ vii ] Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xi Introduction 1 1.U.S.-NicaraguaRelations,theSandinistaRevolution,andtheContraWar 7 2. An Overview of the Contra War Debate 29 3. Origins of the Anti–Contra War Campaign 53 4. Expansion of the Anti–Contra War Campaign, 1983–84 81 5. Organizational Dynamics of a Decentralized Campaign 114 6. The Politics of Transnational Solidarity 145 7. Meeting the Political Challenge, 1985–86 177 8. Sustaining the Anti–Contra War Campaign, 1987–90 208 Conclusion 245 Notes 247 List of Personal Interviews and Communications 289 Index 293 “This page intentionally left blank” ...