| Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded Revised and Exp Edition Contributor(s): Schlesinger, Stephen (Author), Kinzer, Stephen (Author), Coatsworth, John H. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 067401930X ISBN-13: 9780674019300 Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S OUR PRICE: $22.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: and other officials. It is a warning of what happens when the United States abuses its power. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 972.810 |
| LCCN: 2006276895 |
| Series: David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies, H |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.52" W x 9" (1.37 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. First published in 1982, this book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the United States and the Third World. The authors make extensive use of U.S. government documents and interviews with former CIA and other officials. It is a warning of what happens when the United States abuses its power. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coatsworth, John H.: - John H. Coatsworth is Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and former Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.Schlesinger, Stephen: - Stephen Schlesinger is Director of the World Policy Institute.Kinzer, Stephen: - Stephen Kinzer is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. |