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BL
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1006667
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b761037
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Grandin, Greg,1962-
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The last colonial massacre : : Latin America in the Cold War /\ Greg Grandin.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2004.
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xviii, 311 pages ;; 24 cm
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0226305716
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: 0226305724
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: 9780226305714
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: 9780226305721
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-302) and index.
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| Contents
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The last colonial massacre -- A seditious life -- An uncorrupted life -- Unfinished lives -- Clandestine lives -- An unsettled life -- Children of Abel: the Cold War as revolution and counterrevolution.
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| Abstract
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"After decades of bloody revolutions and political terror, many scholars and politicians lament the rise and brief influence of the left in Latin America; since the triumph of Castro they have accused the left there of rejecting democracy, embracing Communist totalitarianism, and prompting both revolutionary violence and a right-wing backlash. The Last Colonial Massacre challenges these views. Using Guatemala as a case study, Greg Grandin argues that the Cold War in Latin America was a struggle not between American liberalism and Soviet Communism but between two visions of democracy. The main effect of United States intervention in Latin America, Grandin shows, was not the containment of Communism but the elimination of home-grown concepts of social democracy. Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, Grandin uncovers the hidden history of the Latin American Cold War: of hidebound reactionaries intent on holding on to their own power and privilege; of Mayan Marxists, blending indigenous notions of justice with universal ideas of freedom and equality; and of a United States supporting new styles of state terror throughout the continent. Drawing from declassified U.S. documents, Grandin exposes Washington's involvement in the 1966 secret execution of more than thirty Guatemalan leftists, which, he argues, prefigured the later wave of disappearances in Chile and Argentina."--Publisher description.
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University of South Alabama
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Communism-- Guatemala-- History-- 20th century.
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Indians of Central America-- Guatemala-- Government relations.
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Insurgency-- Guatemala-- History-- 20th century.
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Panzós Massacre, Panzós, Guatemala, 1978.
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Social conflict-- Guatemala-- History-- 20th century.
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Communisme-- Guatemala-- Histoire-- 20e siècle
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Indiens d'Amérique-- Guatemala-- Relations avec l'État
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Lutte des classes-- Guatemala-- Histoire-- 20e siècle
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Massacres-- Guatemala-- Panz*os
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Révoltes-- Guatemala-- Histoire-- 20e siècle
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Außenpolitik
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Cold war.
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Communism.
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Communism.
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Democracy.
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Demokratie
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Guatemala.
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Indians of Central America-- Government relations.
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Insurgency.
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International relations.
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Latin America.
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Massacres.
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Social conflict.
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United States of America.
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Geschichte 1945-2004.
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Koude Oorlog.
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Politiek geweld.
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Politieke bewegingen.
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Politieke conflicten.
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Politieke onderdrukking.
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Terreur.
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Guatemala, History, 1821-1945.
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Guatemala, History, 1945-1985.
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Latin America, Relations, United States.
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United States, Relations, Latin America.
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Guatemala, History, 1821-1945
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Guatemala, History, 1945-1985
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Latin America, Relations, United States
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United States, Relations, Latin America
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Amérique latine, Relations extérieures, États-Unis
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États-Unis, Relations extérieures, Amérique latine
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Guatemala, Histoire, 1821-1945
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Guatemala, Histoire, 1945-1985
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Guatemala, Panzós.
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Guatemala.
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Lateinamerika
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Latin America.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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972.8105/2
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| LC Classification
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F1466.5.G73 2004
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| NLM classification
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15.85bcl
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