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Informationen zum Autor Marc Becker is professor of Latin American history at Truman State University. Among his books are The CIA in Ecuador , The FBI in Latin America , ¡Pachakutik!: Indigenous Movements and Electoral Politics in Ecuador , Indians and Leftists in the Making of Ecuador's Modern Indigenous Movements , and Mariátegui and Latin American Marxist Theory . Klappentext This clear text extends our understanding of revolutions with critical narrative analysis of key case studies. Becker analyzes revolutions through the lens of participants and explores the sociopolitical conditions that led to a revolutionary situation, the differing responses to those conditions, and the outcomes of the political changes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1 Theories of Revolution Biography: José Carlos Mariátegui, 1894-1930 Document: José Carlos Mariátegui, "On the Indigenous Problem," 1928 Biography: Dolores Cacuango, 1881-1971 Documents: Ecuadorian Federation of Indians (FEI), 1946 Document: Organization of American States (OAS), "The Preservation and Defense of Democracy in America," 1948 2 Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 Biography: Emiliano Zapata, 1879-1919 Document: Emiliano Zapata, "Plan of Ayala," 1911 Biography: Hermila Galindo, 1886-1954 Document: Hermila Galindo, "The Suffrage Question: Why Do Women Want the Vote?," 1916 Document: Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to Secretary of State Philander Knox, 1913 62 3 Guatemalan Spring, 1944-1954 Biography: Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, 1913-1971 Document: "Decree 900," 1952 Biography: Ester Castellanos de Urrutia, 1892-1964 Document: Guatemalan Women's Alliance, "Appeal to the Women of Guatemala," 1950 Document: Central Intelligence Agency, "Present Political Situation in Guatemala and Possible Developments during 1952," 1952 4 Bolivia's Nationalist Revolution, 1952-1964 Biography: Juan Lechín Oquendo, 1914-2001 Document: The Union Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers, "Pulacayo Theses," 1946 Document: Antonio Mamani Alvarez, "Caranguillas Thesis," 1947 Biography: Lidia Gueiler Tejada, 1921-2011 Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "The Outlook for Bolivia," 1956 5 Cuban Revolution, 1959- Biography: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016 Document: "First Declaration of Havana," 1960 Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "Communist Influence in Cuba," 1960 Biography: Vilma Espín, 1930-2007 Document: Vilma Espín, "A Revolution within a Revolution," 1988 6 Chilean Road to Socialism, 1970-1973 Biography: Salvador Allende Gossens, 1909-1973 Document: Popular Unity Government, "Basic Program," 1970 Document: Institute of Indigenous Development, "Indigenous Law," 1972 Biography: Beatriz Allende, 1942-1977 Document: Viron P. Vaky, "Chile-40 Committee Meeting, Monday-September 14," 1970 7 Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 1979-1990 Biography: Carlos Fonseca Amador, 1936-1976 Document: "The Historic Program of the FSLN," 1969 Biography: Dora María Téllez, 1955- Document: Alicia Gordon, Christa Berger, and Pilar Lacerna, "Nicaragua: We Are Millions," 1980 Document: "Draft Law on Autonomy Proposed by the Government of Nicaragua," 1985 Document: Central Intelligence Agency, "The Freedom Fighter's Manual," 1983 8 Guerrilla Warfare Biography: Che Guevara, 1928-1967 Document: Che Guevara, Guerrilla Warfare , 1960 Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "The Latin American Guerrilla Today," 1971 Document: The Association of Salvadoran Women, "Participation of Latin American Women in Social and Political Organizations," 1981 Biography: Augusta La Torre (Comrade Norah), 1946-1988 Document: Popular Women's Movement, "Marxism, Mariátegui and the Women's Movement," 1975 9 Venezuela's Bol...
