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Book SynopsisUntangling the ongoing consequences of Guatemala's 1954 coup d'etat
Trade Review"This collection by some of the leading figures in the field takes a nuanced view of anthropology and history in addressing the timely issue of what the 1954 Guatemalan coup and its aftermath can tell us today. An important contribution to Guatemalan studies, Maya studies, and anthropology and history in general. It is destined to become a standard reference on the subject."--Edward F. Fischer, Vanderbilt University, editor of
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America"The chapters in this edited volume are uniformly good and interesting, making the book well worth reading."--
Journal of Latin American Studies"
After the Coup offers a new perspective. . . . the volume presents a thorough analysis of the varied perspectives on the October Revolution and the Ten Years of Spring."--
Latin American Research Review"This wonderful volume explores in clear and insightful ways the impact of the 1944–1954 revolution and the overthrow of Arbenz on both Mayan people and ethnographic imagining in Guatemala. It is also full of unanticipated gems, from June Nash's recollections of Cantel during the revolution to Victor Montejo's epilogue. It is an essential read for those wanting to understand the twisted road that led to the violence that marked rural Guatemala nearly three decades after the overthrow of Arbenz."--Jim Handy, author of
Revolution in the Countryside: Rural Conflict and Agrarian Reform in Guatemala, 1944–1954"The overthrow of Guatemala's elected government in 1954 was a turning point for both the United States and Latin America. Yet too little is known about the coup and its devastating long-term effects. This provocative and insightful book aims to pull us out of our collective amnesia."--Stephen Kinzer, coauthor of
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in GuatemalaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction
Reflecting upon the Historical Impact of the Coup 1
Timothy J. Smith 1. Antonio Goubaud Carrera: Between the Contradictions of the Generacion de 1920 and U.S. Anthropology 17
Abigail E. Adams 2. Recovering the Truth of the 1954 Coup: Restoring Peace with Justice 49
June C. Nash 3. A Democracy Born in Violence: Maya Perceptions of the 1944 Patzicia Massacre and the 1954 Coup 73
David Carey Jr. 4. The Politics of Land, Identity, and Silencing: A Case Study from El Oriente of Guatemala, 1944-54 99
Christa Little-Siebold 5. The Path Back to Literacy: Maya Education through War and Beyond 115
Judith M. Maxwell 6. Democracy Delayed: The Evolution of Ethnicity in Guatemala Society, 1944-96 134
Richard N. Adams Epilogue
The October Revolution and the Peace Accords 151
Victor D. Montejo, translated by Abigail E. Adams List of Contributors 155
Index 159
