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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 conflict generated in the countryside by new economic and social policies. Handy provides the most detailed discussion yet of the Guatemalan agrarian reform, and he shows how peasant organizations extended its impact by using it to lay claim to land, despite attempts by agrarian officials and the president to apply the law strictly. By focusing on changes in rural communities, and by detailing the coercive measures used to reverse the “revolution in the countryside” following the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, Handy provides a framework for interpreting more recent events in Guatemala, especially the continuing struggle for land and democracy.
Editions of Revolution in the Countryside
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807821275
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807844380
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807861899
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890866035
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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 conflict generated in the countryside by new economic and social policies. Handy provides the most detailed discussion yet of the Guatemalan agrarian reform, and he shows how peasant organizations extended its impact by using it to lay claim to land, despite attempts by agrarian officials and the president to apply the law strictly. By focusing on changes in rural communities, and by detailing the coercive measures used to reverse the “revolution in the countryside” following the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, Handy provides a framework for interpreting more recent events in Guatemala, especially the continuing struggle for land and democracy.
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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 conflict generated in the countryside by new economic and social policies. Handy provides the most detailed discussion yet of the Guatemalan agrarian reform, and he shows how peasant organizations extended its impact by using it to lay claim to land, despite attempts by agrarian officials and the president to apply the law strictly. By focusing on changes in rural communities, and by detailing the coercive measures used to reverse the “revolution in the countryside” following the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, Handy provides a framework for interpreting more recent events in Guatemala, especially the continuing struggle for land and democracy.
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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Revolution in the Countryside and how many pages does it have?
Revolution in the Countryside has 284 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Revolution in the Countryside?
Jim Handy
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Revolution in the Countryside is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807821275) and paperback(ISBN 9780807844380) and ebook(ISBN 9780807861899) and pdf(ISBN 9798890866035)
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