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U S Catholic Press on Central America: From Cold War Anticommunism to Social Justice
Edward Tracy Brett
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Paperback. This work traces the transformation in reporting on Central America by Catholic periodicals in the second half of the 20th century. Brett looks at the reasons behind this evolutionary process and details the responses of the press to the crises arising in Central America in the 1970s and 80s. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; HRCX6; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
The U.S. Catholic Press On Central America traces the remarkable transformation in reporting on Central America by popular Catholic periodicals in the second half of the twentieth century. In the 1950s writers for these periodicals vigorously opposed the Arbenz government in Guatemala. Influenced by McCarthyism, secular media coverage, and reports from the archdiocese of Guatemala City, they called on the U.S. government to overthrow the Arbenz regime before its communism infected the Americas. Just fifteen years later, these same writers were lamenting the collapse of the reformist Arbenz government and calling for the U.S. to reassess its policies toward the ... Read more
The U.S. Catholic Press On Central America traces the remarkable transformation in reporting on Central America by popular Catholic periodicals in the second half of the twentieth century. In the 1950s writers for these periodicals vigorously opposed the Arbenz government in Guatemala. Influenced by McCarthyism, secular media coverage, and reports from the archdiocese of Guatemala City, they called on the U.S. government to overthrow the Arbenz regime before its communism infected the Americas. Just fifteen years later, these same writers were lamenting the collapse of the reformist Arbenz government and calling for the U.S. to reassess its policies toward the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268043452
SKU
V9780268043452
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About Edward Tracy Brett
Edward T. Brett is professor of history at La Roche College. He is the author or co-author of a number of books, including The U.S. Catholic Press on Central America: From Cold War Anticommunism to Social Justice (University of Notre Dame Press, 2003).
Reviews for U S Catholic Press on Central America: From Cold War Anticommunism to Social Justice
"This is a very good book, needed by every Catholic parish, high school, and college library."
American Catholic Studies, December 2003, Vol. 114 No. 5 "Brett’s book offers a unique, well researched avenue for understanding…religious, political, and social issues…."
Catholic Historical Review
American Catholic Studies, December 2003, Vol. 114 No. 5 "Brett’s book offers a unique, well researched avenue for understanding…religious, political, and social issues…."
Catholic Historical Review