Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua, June 1978 - July 1979

Originally published in 1981, Susan Meiselas’s Nicaragua is a contemporary classic—a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photojournalism. 

Nicaragua forms an extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. Starting with a powerful and chilling evocation of the Somoza regime during its decline in the late 1970s, the images trace the evolution of the popular resistance that led to the insurrection, culminating with the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The book includes interviews of various participants in the revolution, along with letters, poems, and statistics. Excerpts from these interviews, gathered during Meiselas’s return to Nicaragua in early 1981, accompany the plates in the book.

 

Title: Nicaragua, June 1978 - July 1979
Publisher: Aperture, 2016
Author: Susan Meiselas, Kristen Lubben
Photographer: Susan Meiselas
Graphic Design: Susan Mitchell
Format: Hardcover
Size: 21.6 x 27.5 cm, 128 pages
ISBN: 9781597113830
Edition: -