After the coup : an ethnographic reframing of Guatemala, 1954 /

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This collection revisits the aftermath of the 1954 coup that ousted the democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz. Contributors frame the impact of 1954 not only in terms of the liberal reforms and coffee revolutions of the nineteenth century, but also in terms of post-1954 U.S. fore...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Smith, Timothy J., 1975-, Adams, Abigail E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Since 1900
Ethnology > Guatemala.
Mayas > Violence against > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Ethnologie > Guatemala.
Mayas > Violence envers > Guatemala > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > Central America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Ethnic relations
Ethnology
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Politics and government
Guatemala > History > Revolution, 1954.
Guatemala > History > Revolution, 1954 > Influence.
Guatemala > Ethnic relations.
Guatemala > History > 1945-1985.
Guatemala > History > 1985-
Guatemala > Politics and government > 1945-1985.
Guatemala > Politics and government > 1985-
Guatemala > Histoire > 1954 (Révolution)
Guatemala > Histoire > 1954 (Révolution) > Influence.
Guatemala > Histoire > 1945-1985.
Guatemala > Histoire > 1985-
Guatemala > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1985.
Guatemala > Politique et gouvernement > 1985-
Guatemala
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : reflecting upon the historical impact of the coup / Timothy J. Smith and Abigail E. Adams
  • Antonio Goubaud Carrera : between the contradictions of the generación de 1920 and U.S. anthropology / Abigail E. Adams
  • Recovering the truth of the 1954 coup : restoring peace with justice / June C. Nash
  • A democracy born in violence : Maya perceptions of the 1944 Patzicía Massacre and the 1954 coup / David Carey Jr.
  • The politics of land, identity, and silencing : a case study from El Oriente of Guatemala, 1944-54 / Christa Little-Siebold
  • The path back to literacy : Maya education through war and beyond / Judith M. Maxwell
  • Democracy delayed : the evolution of ethnicity in Guatemala society, 1944-96 / Richard N. Adams.

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