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The Battle For Guatemala

Rebels, Death Squads, And U.s. Power

The Battle For Guatemala

Rebels, Death Squads, And U.s. Power

BySusanne Jonas
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1991
eBook Published 8 March 2018
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492945
Pages 316 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429961496
SubjectsPolitics & International Relations
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Jonas, S. (1991). The Battle For Guatemala. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492945
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract

A contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war,the longest and bloodiest in the hemisphere,this 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 Guatemala,rebels, death squads, and the United States,are 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 1 Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1944-1970
chapter 1|8 pages
Legacies of the Past: 1524-1944
View abstract
chapter 2|20 pages
The Revolution of 1944-1954: "The Democracy That Gave Way"
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Counterrevolution and Imperialism
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads I: The 1960s
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 2 Crisis, 1970-1990
chapter 5|12 pages
Economic Growth and Crises of the 1970s and 1980s
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Social Polarization, Social Crisis Evolution of the Bourgeoisie
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Ethnic and Gender Dimensions of Crisis
View abstract
chapter 8|22 pages
Political Crises of the 1970s
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
The Revolutionary Crisis
View abstract
chapter 10|16 pages
Rebels and Death Squads II
View abstract
chapter 11|16 pages
Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening"
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
Popular Bloc and Popular/Revolutionary Convergence
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Restructuring Relations with the United States
View abstract
part |2 pages
PART 3 Conclusion: A nUnlighted Path Toward the Future
chapter 14|12 pages
Central America in the Balance: Prospects for the 1990s
View abstract
chapter 15|18 pages
The Battle for Guatemala
View abstract
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