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Nicaragua
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to
examine
objectively and concisely the dominant historical, social,
economic, political, and military aspects of contemporary
Nicaragua. Sources of information included scholarly
books,
journals, monographs, official reports of governments and
international organizations, and numerous periodicals.
Chapter
bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief
comments on
sources recommended for further reading appear at the end
of each
chapter. To the extent possible, place-names follow the
system
adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Measurements are given in the metric system; a conversion
table
is provided to assist readers unfamiliar with metric
measurements
(see
table 1, Appendix A). A glossary is also included.
Although there are numerous variations, Spanish
surnames for
men and unmarried women usually consist of two parts: the
patrilineal name followed by the matrilineal. In the
instance of
Daniel José Ortega Saavedra, for example, Ortega is his
father's
name; Saavedra, his mother's maiden name. In nonformal
use, the
matrilineal name is often dropped. When a woman marries,
she
generally drops her matrilineal name and replaces it with
her
husband's patrilineal name preceded by a "de". Thus, when
Cristina Chamorro Barrios married Antonio Lacayo
Oyanguren, she
became Cristina Chamorro de Lacayo. In informal use, a
married
woman's patrilineal name is dropped (Cristina Lacayo is
the
informal usage.) In the case of the patrilineal Somoza, we
have
retained the matrilineal on occasions when there may be
confusion
about which individual is being discussed. A minority of
individuals, William Ramírez for example, use only the
patrilineal name in formal as well as informal use. The
patrilineal for men and unmarried women and the husband's
patrilineal for married women is used for indexing and
bibliographic purposes.
The body of the text reflects information available as
of
December 1993. Certain other portions of the text,
however, have
been updated. The Introduction discusses significant
events that
have occurred since the completion of research; the
Country
Profile includes updated information as available; several
figures and tables are based on information in more
recently
published sources; and the Bibliography lists recent
sources
thought to be particularly helpful to the reader.
Data as of December 1993
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