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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... Race, Poverty, and Gender in San Marcos 35 3. Birth of the Revolution 74 4. Banana Workers and the United Fruit Company in Tiquisate 117 5. Agrarian Radicalism in San Marcos, 1944–1952 138 6. Local Struggles and Land Reform 177 7. Elite ...
... race. President Arévalo's major gesture toward the Mayan majority entailed a campaign of literacy and school-building in the countryside, which was designed to civilize a “barbarous” nation. At the same time he tried to humanize, as it ...
... race, and examine each in isolation. Such micro-analysis has revealed a wealth of detail. Yet in aggregate it does damage to the perspective of the historical actors as participants in larger political and organizing networks. Moreover ...
... race, gender, or municipal identity.8 Regional history lies halfway between the tremendous certainty of the life of a single township and the necessary generalizations of national reality. It permits a greater level ofaccuracy in ...
... races” and nine “subraces” of 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 ...
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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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The Time of Freedom: Campesino Workers in Guatemala's October Revolution Cindy Forster Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 2001 |
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