The last colonial massacre
Subtitle: Latin America in the Cold War
By: Greg Grandin, with a new preface by the author and an interview with Naomi Klein
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780226306902
Subjects: Communism; Government relations; Insurgency; Panzós Massacre, Panzós, Guatemala, 1978; Relations; Social conflict; Indians of Central America; History
Description: 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, the author challenges these views. 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; and of a United States supporting new styles of state terror throughout the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ( p. [283]-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the first edition; title: A note on interviews and archives; title: Introduction: the last colonial massacre; title: A seditious life; title: An uncorrupted life; title: Unfinished lives; title: Clandestine lives; title: An unsettled life; title: Children of Abel: the Cold War as revolution and counterrevolution.