Managing the Counterrevolution: The United States and Guatemala, 1954-1961The Eisenhower administration's intervention in Guatemala is one of the most closely studied covert operations in the history of the Cold War. Yet we know far more about the 1954 coup itself than its aftermath. This book uses the concept of “counterrevolution” to trace the Eisenhower administration's efforts to restore U.S. hegemony in a nation whose reform governments had antagonized U.S. economic interests and the local elite. Comparing the Guatemalan case to U.S.-sponsored counterrevolutions in Iran, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Chile reveals that Washington's efforts to roll back “communism” in Latin America and elsewhere during the Cold War represented in reality a short-term strategy to protect core American interests from the rising tide of Third World nationalism. |
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Contents
USGuatemalan Relations to 1954 | 7 |
The Presidency of Carlos Catillo Armas | 33 |
The 19571958 Presidential Elections | 59 |
The Presidency of Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes | 78 |
The Guatemala Lobby | 108 |
The Parallel Government | 137 |
UFCOIRCA and Empresa Electrica | 164 |
Diversifying Foreign Investment | 189 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Managing the Counterrevolution: The United States and Guatemala, 1954-1961 Volume 34 of Latin America series], [Research in international studies Volume 34 of Ohio RIS Latin America Series Ohio University Research in International Studies Volume 34 of Research in International Studies / Ohio University Center for International Studies. Latin America Series Issue 34 of Research in international studies: Latin America series |
| Author | Stephen M. Streeter |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Ohio University Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0896802159, 9780896802155 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Latin America / General Political Science / International Relations / General Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties |
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