Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-302) and index.
Contents:
Preface to the first edition -- A note on interviews and archives -- Introduction: the last colonial massacre -- A seditious life -- An uncorrupted life -- Unfinished lives -- Clandestine lives -- An unsettled life -- Children of Abel: the Cold War as revolution and counterrevolution.
Summary:
After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. Since the triumph of Castro, politicians and historians have accused the left there of rejecting democracy, embracing communist totalitarianism, and prompting both revolutionary violence and a right-wing backlash. Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, the author challenges these views. In doing so, he uncovers the hidden history of the Latin American Cold War: of hidebound reactionaries holding on to their power and privilege; of Mayan Marxists blending indigenous notions of justice with universal ideas of equality; and of a United States supporting new styles of state terror throughout the region.
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