Managing the counterrevolution : the United States and Guatemala, 1954-1961 / Stephen M. Streeter. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streeter, Stephen M.

Series:

Research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 34

Research in international studies. Managing the counterrevolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterrevolutionaries--Guatemala--History--20th century.

Counterrevolutionaries.

Imperialism--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

United States--Relations--Guatemala.

United States.

Guatemala--Relations--United States.

Guatemala.

United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.

Guatemala--History--Revolution, 1954.

Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985.

Counterrevolutionaries--History--20th century--Guatemala.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 384 p. )

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Center for International Studies, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 government had antagonized U.S. economic interests and the local elite."

"In comparing the Guatemalan case to U.S.-sponsored counterrevolutions in Iran, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Chile, Streeter finds 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."--Jacket.

Contents:

Overthrowing the Revolution: U.S.-Guatemalan Relations to 1954

Installing the Dictator: The Presidency of Carlos Castillo Armas

Manipulating Politics: The 1957-1958 Presidential Elections

Guiding a Caudillo: The Presidency of Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes

Financing the Counterrevolution: The Guatemala Lobby

Shaping the Public Sector: The Parallel Government

Salvaging the Multinational Corporations: UFCO, IRCA, and Empresa Electrica

Shaping the Private Sector: Diversifying Foreign Investment

Keeping the Top on the Volcano: The MR-13 Rebellion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-370) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-89680-421-6