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The Last Colonial Massacre
Greg Grandin
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Description for The Last Colonial Massacre
Paperback. After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the case study, this title argues that the Latin American Cold War was a struggle not between political liberalism and Soviet communism but two visions of democracy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. Since the triumph of Castro, politicians and historians have accused the left there of rejecting democracy, embracing communist totalitarianism, and prompting both revolutionary violence and a right-wing backlash. Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, Greg Grandin powerfully challenges these views in this classic work. In doing so, he uncovers the hidden history of the Latin American Cold War: of hidebound reactionaries holding on to their power and privilege; of Mayan Marxists blending indigenous notions of justice with universal ideas of equality; ... Read more
After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. Since the triumph of Castro, politicians and historians have accused the left there of rejecting democracy, embracing communist totalitarianism, and prompting both revolutionary violence and a right-wing backlash. Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, Greg Grandin powerfully challenges these views in this classic work. In doing so, he uncovers the hidden history of the Latin American Cold War: of hidebound reactionaries holding on to their power and privilege; of Mayan Marxists blending indigenous notions of justice with universal ideas of equality; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226306902
SKU
V9780226306902
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About Greg Grandin
Greg Grandin is professor of history at New York University and the author of Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City, among other books.
Reviews for The Last Colonial Massacre
In a series of remarkable biographies Grandin shows how men and women made high politics and high politics made them, demonstrating that the Cold War was waged not only in the airy game rooms of nuclear strategists but 'in the closed quarters of family, sex, and community.' (London Review of Books) A searing indictment of U.S. imperialism in ... Read more