The Time of Freedom: Campesino Workers in Guatemala's October RevolutionUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, 4 Νοε 2001 - 287 σελίδες "The time of freedom" was the name that plantation workers--campesinos--gave to Guatemala's national revolution of 1944-1954. Cindy Forster reveals the critical role played by the poor in organizing and sustaining this period of reform. |
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... corn still flourish in the Mayan cultural area, and the region emerged as one of the world's cradles of urbanization.1 The Classic Mayan era, from about 250 c.e. to its demise around 900c.e., represented one of the hemisphere's most ...
... corn plots farmed by campesinos, among them peasant owners, sharecroppers, renters, and day laborers who made their living from the land. Foreigners had already purchased large tracts for banana production when United Fruit chose ...
... corn and lime mixture, then grinding it once or twice to form a smooth dough, which is shaped into tortillas and cooked over the fire. The entire process for a family of seven requires two and a half to three hours. Hauling water and ...
... corn, the main staple. Arbitrary and capricious wages were a major impediment to capitalist relations of production in the plantation economy, even though in terms of the world market, as David McCreery has observed, “Guatemala had been ...
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3 Birth of the Revolution | 74 |
4 Banana Workers and the United Fruit Company in Tiquisate | 117 |
5 Agrarian Radicalism in San Marcos 19441952 | 138 |
6 Local Struggles and Land Reform | 177 |
7 Elite Backlash and Revenge | 197 |
Interview with Three Coffee Workers | 223 |
Interview with Woman in the Struggle for Land | 225 |
List of Interviews | 227 |
Notes | 231 |
Works Cited | 271 |
Index | 279 |
Back Cover | 288 |
Conclusion | 214 |
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