Guatemalan history has been dominated by a long string of revolts punctuated by periods of exploitation and suppression. It is a history of sharp contrasts, of violent conflict between an oppressive elite and a majority Indian population. The first full history of Guatemala to appear in several decades, this volume reveals that the country's current traumas are a bitter but logical extension of a past based on harsh colonial institutions, dispossession and racial and economic oppression.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Informative History of Guatemala,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gift Of The Devil (Paperback)
"Gift of the Devil" provides a very good overview of Guatemalan history through the early 1980s. I was not very familiar with the details of the country's history before reading the book, and found it quite informative.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very informative, well written.,
By
This review is from: Gift of the Devil (Perspectives on underdevelopment) (Paperback)
I read this book before going to Guatemala in 1997 and reread it when I was there. It's a very informative book for the period of time it covers. I wish Mr. Handy would update the book or do a sequel for the time period since the book. Gift of the Devil is excellent.
Daniel O'Donnell
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > History > Americas > Central America > Guatemala
- Books > History > Historical Study > Revolutionary
- Books > History > World
