1st Edition

Guatemala A Nation In Turmoil

By Peter Calvert Copyright 1985
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines Guatemala's history and the principal aspects of the country's faction-tom society. It explains the problems—and their consistently violent manifestations—that have attended the course of the country's social, economic, and political development.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Land and People -- The Social Structure and Culture -- Development as a Nation: 1523-1944 -- The Revolution of 1944 and Its Consequences -- Government and Politics Since 1944 -- The Economy -- Development Schemes and Policies -- Guatemala's Changing International Position -- Conclusion

Biography

Calvert, Peter