On Our Own Terms : Development and Indigeneity in Cold War Guatemala /

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"During the Cold War, U.S. intervention in Latin American politics, economics, and society grew in scope and complexity, with diplomatic legacies evident in today's hemispheric policies. Development became a key form of intervention as government officials and experts from the United State...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Foss, Sarah, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Influence.
Rural development.
Indians of Central America > Government relations.
Indians of Central America > Economic conditions.
Economic development > Citizen participation.
Economic assistance, American.
Community development.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Cold War > Influence.
Economic development > Guatemala > Citizen participation.
Economic assistance, American > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Indians of Central America > Race identity > Guatemala.
Indians of Central America > Guatemala > Government relations.
Indians of Central America > Guatemala > Economic conditions.
Community development > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Rural development > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Guatemala.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"During the Cold War, U.S. intervention in Latin American politics, economics, and society grew in scope and complexity, with diplomatic legacies evident in today's hemispheric policies. Development became a key form of intervention as government officials and experts from the United States and Latin America believed that development could foster hemispheric solidarity and security. In parts of Latin America, its implementation was especially intricate because recipients of these programs were diverse Indigenous peoples with their own politics, economics, and cultures. Contrary to project planners' expectations, Indigenous beneficiaries were not passive recipients but actively engaged with development interventions and, in the process, redefined racialized ideas about Indigeneity. Sarah Foss illustrates how this process transpired in Cold War Guatemala, spanning democratic revolution, military coups, and genocidal civil war"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (334 pages): illustrations, map ;
ISBN:9781469670355

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