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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