Gleijeses, Piero, 1944-

Shattered hope : the Guatemalan revolution and the United States, 1944-1954 / Piero Gleijeses. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1991. - xviii, 430 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-421) and index.

Prologue : witnesses -- The era of Ubico -- The presidency of Juan José Arévalo -- The death of Francisco Arana -- The election of Jacobo Arbenz -- The United States and Arévalo : Arévalo's sins -- The United States and Arévalo : the U.S. response -- The world of Jacobo Arbenz -- The agrarian reform -- The revolutionary forces -- The "Christian" opposition -- The international conspiracy against Guatemala -- The Caracas conference -- The agony of the regime -- The fall of Arbenz -- Conclusion -- The fate of the defeated.

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Guatemala--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.
Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Guatemala
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1945-1953.
Guatemala--Historia--1945-1953.
Guatemala--Política y gobierno, 1945-1985.
Guatemala--Relaciones exteriores--Estados Unidos

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