The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention (Texas Pan American Series) [Paperback]

Richard H. Immerman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0292710836 | ISBN-13: 978-0292710832 | Publication Date: 1983

Using documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, recently opened archival collections, and interviews with the actual participants, Immerman provides us with a definitive, powerfully written, and tension-packed account of the United States' clandestine operations in Guatemala and their consequences in Latin America today.

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This story is much more thorough than the recent popularized account of the same events by Stephen Kinzer and Stephen Schlesinger ... (Choice )

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292710836
• ISBN-13: 978-0292710832
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > History > Americas > Central America > Guatemala

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The harsh reality of American Policy of Intervention, May 26, 1998

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This review is from: The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention (Texas Pan American Series) (Paperback)

The CIA in Guatemala offers the reader a compeling and shocking truth regarding the involevement of the American government in third-world country. Immerman relates in detail how the CIA and United Fruit magnates paint the guatemalan flag red and declare the country communist because they misinterpreted Agrarian Reform as a direct threat to "National Security." Boldly told, the reader finds himself amist a sea of revelations and a little confusion as the story unfolds, but it is only natural for a book of this nature. Immeran has done a wonderful job explaining foreign and political intervention about the american titan otherwise know as the "Gobierno Gringo." A marvelous account of past events are exposed after years of being witheld by the CIA as classified documents. I invoke anybody with an interest in politics, governmet intervention or just to inderstand how foreign interests dictate a small nation by placing puppet presidents to do their bidding to read this book.

18 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a fact-filled disappointment, January 26, 1998

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This review is from: The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention (Texas Pan American Series) (Paperback)

This is a useful book. It is very well researched, extraordinarily documented and tells you essentially anything you need to know about the CIA's plot to overthrow the Arbenz government in Guatemala. Unfortunately, the writing is so turgid and dull it's difficult not to nod off in the middle of a particularly gritty section of history. I applaud Immerman's effort and the completeness of his overall work, but he really should have taken on a jounrnalist to help him get through the rough spots and make the book actually readable.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Factual, balanced account, July 28, 2006

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This review is from: The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention (Texas Pan American Series) (Paperback)

This is a good, factual balanced account which brings to bear all the relevant facts and leaves out any ideological bias. It's also very well written and makes for an easy read.