The time of freedom : campesino workers in Guatemala's October Revolution /

The time of freedom : campesino workers in Guatemala's October Revolution /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forster, Cindy, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2001]
Series:Pitt Latin American series.
Subjects:
Agricultural laborers > Political activity > Guatemala.
Peasants > Political activity > Guatemala.
Land reform > Guatemala.
Guatemala > History > October Revolution, 1944.
Guatemala > Politics and government > 1945-1985.
Guatemala > History > 1945-1985.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The meanings of dictatorship
  • 2. "We were like slaves" : race, poverty, and gender in San Marcos
  • 3. Birth of the revolution
  • 4. Banana workers and the United Fruit Company in Tiquisate
  • 5. Agrarian radicalism in San Marcos, 1944-1952
  • 6. Local struggles and land reform
  • 7. Elite backlash and revenge.