Revolution in the Countryside: Rural Conflict and Agrarian Reform in Guatemala, 1944-1954

by Jim Handy

Book Overview

Although most discussions of the Guatemalan "revolution" of 1944-54 focus on international and national politics, Revolution in the Countryside presents a more complex and integrated picture of this decade. Jim Handy examines the rural poor, both Maya and Ladino, as key players who had a decisive impact on the nature of change in Guatemala. He looks at the ways in which ethnic and class relations affected government policy and identifies the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807844381
• ISBN13: 9780807844380
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"