Bitter Fruit - The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Schlesinger is Director of the World Policy Institute. Klappentext 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. 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Kinzer, Stephen Schlesinger, Stephen C./ Kinzer Schlesinger
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.12.2005
• EAN: 9780674019300
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01930-0
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Center Serie; Series on Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Center Serie; Series in Latin American Studies
• Categoria: Saggistica