Series on Latin American Studies: Bitter Fruit : The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded by Stephen Kinzer and Stephen Schlesinger (2005, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAmericas Society
ISBN-10067401930X
ISBN-139780674019300
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038662722
Product Key Features
Number of Pages374 Pages
Publication NameBitter Fruit : the Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
SubjectUnited States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, Latin America / Central America, Latin America / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Kinzer, Stephen Schlesinger
Subject AreaPolitical Science, History
SeriesSeries on Latin American Studies
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-276895
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsSchlesinger and Kinzer have done the greatest service to truth and justice by presenting the untold story of the CIA coup.
Series Volume Number4
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal972.8105/2
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Expanded
SynopsisBitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. First published in 1982, this book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the United States and the Third World. The authors make extensive use of U.S. government documents and interviews with former CIA and other officials. It is a warning of what happens when the United States abuses its power., Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. This book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the U.S. and the Third World. It is a warning of what happens when the U.S. abuses its power.
For the History buff looking to gain new and insightful information about projects involved with the United States. This book precisely details how a certain fruit company (Spanish for: Little Lady) took drastic measures to ensure that a small and humble nation in Central America devastatingly suffered as a result of a leader who only wanted to give his people back what was rightfully theirs.