The Time of Freedom: Campesino Workers in Guatemala's October Revolution

by Cindy Forster

Book Overview

"The time of freedom" was the name that plantation workers-campesinos-gave to Guatemala s national revolution of 1944-1954. Cindy Forster reveals the critical role played by the poor in organizing and sustaining this period of reform.Through court records, labor and agrarian ministry archives, and oral histories, Forster demonstrates how labor conflict on the plantations prepared the ground for national reforms that are usually credited to urban politicians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822941627
• ISBN13: 9780822941620
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"