The United States and Guatemala, 1954-1961
Paperback
Publication Date: 28/02/2001
The Eisenhower administration's intervention in Guatemala is one of the most closely studied covert operations in the history of the Cold War. Yet we know far more about the 1954 coup itself than its aftermath. This book uses the concept of "counterrevolution" to trace the Eisenhower administration's efforts to restore U.S. hegemony in a nation whose reform governments had antagonized U.S. economic interests and the local elite. Comparing the Guatemalan case to U.S.-sponsored counterrevolutions in Iran, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Chile reveals that Washington's efforts to roll back "communism" in Latin America and elsewhere during the Cold War represented in reality a short-term strategy to protect core American interests from the rising tide of Third World nationalism.
- ISBN:
- 9780896802155
- 9780896802155
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 28-02-2001
- Publisher:
- Ohio University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions (mm):
- 216x133x26mm
- Weight:
- 0.55kg
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Revolutionary groups & movements
History of the Americas
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Postwar 20th century history
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20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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