Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674075900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Harvard edition includes a powerful new introduction by historian John Coatsworth, Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; an insightful prologue by Richard Nuccio, former State Department official who revealed recent evidence of CIA misconduct in Guatemala to Congress; and a compelling afterword by coauthor Stephen Kinzer, now Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times, summarizing developments that led from the 1954 coup to the peace accords that ended Guatemala's civil strife forty years later.. The 1982 book has become a classic, a textbook case study of Cold War meddling that succeeded only to condemn Guatemala to decades of military dictatorship. The authors make extensive use of U.S. government publications and documents, as well as interviews with former CIA and other officials. Bitter Fruit recounts in tell
It helps us understand the disasters that misshaped U.S. The reappearance of this small classic is most welcome and important. and Central American relations after 1954, especially into the 1980s and 1990s. --Walter LaFeber, Cornell University
"Great book - coming from a Latin American history buff" according to LEP. This is one of the most eye-opening books I have read. It is well written, flows well. As with any history book, I am sure there is another side to the story, and there are a lot more elements to the evolution of Guatemala than just the influence of the United States. I studied Latin American Studies in a top-ranked U.S. university, so I had read a lot of books on this kind of subject. You would think I'm weathered, but I read this about 6 yea. Dan said Do yourself a favor read this book!. Whether you're a connoiseur with a PhD in international relations, a high-school dropout looking to enhance their missing education, or someone who just wants to read an engrossing book with a little intellectual flare to it, one can be both entertained and appalled by the story contained in "Bitter Fruit".Kinzer and Schlesinger's writing is impeccable, and somehow manages to stay apolitical. The authors do an excellent job of not flaunting th. "Learned a lot, but I was bothered by how biased the author was" according to T. Blikstad. The author was clearly biased, but I definitely learned a lot. This is not something that was taught in my history classes growing up. The story was interesting, but I have a hard time reading when the author is so clearly biased against certain people.