The Battle For Guatemala : Rebels, Death Squads, And U.s. Power

ISBN-13: 9780813306148 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 316 str.

Susanne Jonas; Susanne Jonas

Opis

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil warthe longest and bloodiest in the hemispherethis book pulls aside the veil of secrecy that has obscured the origins of the war. Using a structural analysis that takes critical events and changes in the nation's economic and social structure as a starting point for understanding its political crises, the author unravels the contradictions of Guatemalan politics and illustrates why, in the face of unmatched military brutality and repeated U.S. interventions, popular and revolutionary movements have arisen time and again. The central protagonists in the turbulent battle for Guatemalarebels, death squads, and the United Statesare evaluated in a dynamic framework that highlights the role of indigenous peoples and women and underscores the articulation of ethnic and gender divisions with class divisions. This book's interdisciplinary approach differentiates it from others in English and makes it an invaluable case study on the internal dynamics of Third World revolution and counterrevolution as well as on issues of human rights and U.S. policy in Central America."

Spis treści

Retorno a la Sonrisa -- Return to Smiles -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944–1970 -- Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944 -- The Revolution of 1944-1954: “The Democracy That Gave Way” -- Counterrevolution and Imperialism -- Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s -- Crisis, 1970-1990 -- Economie Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s -- Social Polarization, Social Crisis -- Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis -- Political Crises of the 1970s -- The Revolutionary Crisis -- Rebels and Death Squads II -- Contradictions of Guatemala’s “Political Opening” -- Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence -- Restructuring Relations with the United States -- Conclusion: An Unlighted Path Toward the Future -- Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s -- The Battle for Guatemala -- About the Book and Author

O autorze

Susanne Jonas