Managing Counterrevolution: The United States & Guatemala, 1954-1961 (ohio Ris Latin America Series)
by Stephen M. Streeter /
2001 / English / PDF
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The Eisenhower administration's intervention in Guatemala is one
of the most closely studied covert operations in the history of
the Cold War. Yet we know far more about the 1954 coup itself
than its aftermath. This book uses the concept of
“counterrevolution” to trace the Eisenhower administration's
efforts to restore U.S. hegemony in a nation whose reform
governments had antagonized U.S. economic interests and the local
elite.
The Eisenhower administration's intervention in Guatemala is one
of the most closely studied covert operations in the history of
the Cold War. Yet we know far more about the 1954 coup itself
than its aftermath. This book uses the concept of
“counterrevolution” to trace the Eisenhower administration's
efforts to restore U.S. hegemony in a nation whose reform
governments had antagonized U.S. economic interests and the local
elite.
Comparing the Guatemalan case to U.S.-sponsored
counterrevolutions in Iran, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and
Chile reveals that Washington's efforts to roll back “communism”
in Latin America and elsewhere during the Cold War represented in
reality a short-term strategy to protect core American interests
from the rising tide of Third World nationalism.
Comparing the Guatemalan case to U.S.-sponsored
counterrevolutions in Iran, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and
Chile reveals that Washington's efforts to roll back “communism”
in Latin America and elsewhere during the Cold War represented in
reality a short-term strategy to protect core American interests
from the rising tide of Third World nationalism.