1st Edition

Guatemala A Nation In Turmoil

By Peter Calvert Copyright 1985
    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