Posted October 3, 2011 More 1900s, Books, Cold War, Latin America and the Caribbean, Periods, Regions, Topics, All content © 2010-present NOT EVEN PAST and the authors, unless otherwise noted, Sign up to receive the monthly Not Even Past newsletter. Une erreur est survenue. Un problème s'est produit lors du chargement de ce menu pour le moment. The depth of research and cohesiveness throughout this book is impeccable. Icó, for instance, led a “seditious life” because he rebelled against the authority of the landowning elite by not following traditional paths to male power, though acquiring it nonetheless. Des tiers approuvés ont également recours à ces outils dans le cadre de notre affichage d’annonces. Dr. Grandin is both knowledgeable and concise. First, he attempts to draw connections between individual identity and political activism. À la place, notre système tient compte de facteurs tels que l'ancienneté d'un commentaire et si le commentateur a acheté l'article sur Amazon.
In tracing the intentionality and premeditation behind Cold War counterinsurgency tactics that transformed the protective power of the state into one that suppressed an internal enemy, Grandin convincingly exposes the “Cold War’s most important legacy”: the destruction of democracy. Pour calculer l'évaluation globale en nombre d'étoiles et la répartition en pourcentage par étoile, nous n'utilisons pas une moyenne simple. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. ou ses filiales. Maybe it is more precise to say that, in the Guatemalan case at least, the purpose of the truth commissions and their reports was not to ensure that “it” would never happen again; rather, that the point was to preclude a post-civil war, post-Cold War “democracy” from forgetting.
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Acheter les articles sélectionnés ensemble, Livraison à EUR 0,01 sur les livres et gratuite dès EUR 25 d'achats sur tout autre article, par Ashbel Smith Chair in History Stephen G Rabe. The wealth of primary and secondary source material used is truly impressive and is another significant contribution of this work to the historiography of repression and state violence in Latin America. This twentieth-century massacre marked the beginning of a new type of counterinsurgent violence that soon spread to other Latin American nations. Noté /5.
Their demands were met with violent repression.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to understand the effects of Latin America and the Cold war. Grandin’s purpose is manifold. Their political development (which was not unique given that many Guatemalans, indigenous and ladino, rural and urban, increasingly mobilized around social causes from at least the 1950s on) dispels analyses that rob Maya of their agency. Nous utilisons des cookies et des outils similaires pour faciliter vos achats, fournir nos services, pour comprendre comment les clients utilisent nos services afin de pouvoir apporter des améliorations, et pour présenter des annonces. Nous utilisons des cookies et des outils similaires pour faciliter vos achats, fournir nos services, pour comprendre comment les clients utilisent nos services afin de pouvoir apporter des améliorations, et pour présenter des annonces. The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War combines incisive analysis of Cold War repression in Guatemala with a history of the country’s century-long mobilization leading up to the 1978 Panzós massacre that resulted in the deaths of Q’eqchi’ Maya men, women, and children. With Guatemala as his case study, Grandin argues that the Latin American Cold War was a struggle not between political liberalism and Soviet communism but two visions of democracy—one vibrant and egalitarian, the other tepid and unequal—and that the conflict’s main effect was to eliminate homegrown notions of social democracy. Des tiers approuvés ont également recours à ces outils dans le cadre de notre affichage d’annonces. Noté /5. The Panzós massacre launched an intense and brutal escalation of violence, the effects of which continue to reverberate in contemporary Guatemalan society. Merci d’essayer à nouveau. Sélectionnez la section dans laquelle vous souhaitez faire votre recherche. That killing claimed dozens of Q’eqchi’ Mayan lives Il ne reste plus que 2 exemplaire(s) en stock. Updated with a new preface by the author and an interview with Naomi Klein, The Last Colonial Massacre is history of the highest order—a work that will dramatically recast our understanding of Latin American politics and the role of the United States in the Cold War and beyond. Vous écoutez un extrait de l'édition audio Audible. This is, among many things, an exploration of how people mold ideology to fit their particular world, their struggle, and what they believe to be their role as engaged citizens. Impossible d'ajouter l'article à votre liste. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Les membres Amazon Prime profitent de la livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, d’un accès à des milliers de films et séries sur Prime Video, et de nombreux autres avantages. Commenté aux États-Unis le 28 décembre 2016. “This work admirably explains the process in which hopes of democracy were brutally repressed in Guatemala and its people experienced a civil war lasting for half a century.”—International History Review, “A richly detailed, humane, and passionately subversive portrait of inspiring reformers tragically redefined by the Cold War as enemies of the state.”—Journal of American History. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. ou ses filiales. Veuillez réessayer. Each of these individuals gained new insights concerning their individual roles in the world around them, due in part to their participation in mass politics. Notably, Grandin employs truth commission reports as proper historical sources, which does much to counter critiques of the truth commissions and their reports, Critics contend that these fell short of their lofty goals, to recover the history of state violence and to ensure that history never repeats itself. In 1978, a large group of Q’eqchi’s suffered a similar end when they attempted to present their demands to local administrators. Il ne reste plus que 2 exemplaire(s) en stock. The Panzós massacre launched an intense and brutal escalation of violence, the effects of which continue … Commenté aux États-Unis le 28 décembre 2016. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Classement des meilleures ventes d'Amazon : Comment les évaluations sont-elles calculées ?
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Comment les évaluations sont-elles calculées ? Après avoir consulté un produit, regardez ici pour revenir simplement sur les pages qui vous intéressent. Il y a 0 commentaire et 1 évaluation venant de France, Livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, et bien plus. Après avoir consulté un produit, regardez ici pour revenir simplement sur les pages qui vous intéressent. The fi rst edition of The Last Colonial Massacre attempted to explain the per-sistence of the democratic ideal in Latin America, focusing closely on one case study, the multigenerational land struggle in Guatemala’s Polochic Valley, which lasted seven decades and resulted in the 1978 Panzós massacre, the book’s end point. Veuillez renouveler votre requête plus tard. Finally, he historicizes the Cold War, nullifying attempts to naturalize the violence and repression it engendered throughout Latin America. We know from the outset that Grandin seeks to understand how Q’eqchi’ Maya reformers developed a political consciousness, an identity. Latin America in the Cold War Latin America in the Cold War L’historien Greg Grandin met au jour les événements, les logiques et les acteurs qui conduiront, dans le Guatemala de la guerre froide, au massacre de plusieurs dizaines de paysans mayas à Panzós, en 1978. Il analyse également les commentaires pour vérifier leur fiabilité. Updated with a new preface by the author and an interview with Naomi Klein, The Last Colonial Massacre is history of the highest order—a work that will dramatically recast our understanding of Latin American politics and the role of the United States in the Cold War … Certains de ces articles seront expédiés plus tôt que les autres. Veuillez réessayer. The depth of research and cohesiveness throughout this book is impeccable. Pour calculer l'évaluation globale en nombre d'étoiles et la répartition en pourcentage par étoile, nous n'utilisons pas une moyenne simple. Perhaps the greatest contribution of this book is its presentation of a history of individuals neither privileged in life nor in the historical record who have had a lasting effect on other politically active Guatemalans. Icó wielded his power to weaken a system that reinforced the social and political supremacy of Ladino and foreign elites. 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. Great read. First, the scale of the repression was unparalleled: in less than five years at least 130,000 were killed … Sélectionnez la section dans laquelle vous souhaitez faire votre recherche. It's not even past. The Last Colonial Massacre is a testament to many things, not least of which, is the long life and far-reaching impact of this aspect of the Guatemalan peace process. Trouver tous les livres, en savoir plus sur l'auteur.
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