Bitter Fruit The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded |
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| Author:
| Schlesinger, Stephen
Kinzer, Stephen |
| Introduction by:
| Coatsworth, John H. |
| Foreword by:
| Nuccio, Richard A. |
| Series title: | Series in Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-01930-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. This book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the U.S. and the Third World. It is a warning of what happens when the U.S. abuses its power.
Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. This book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the U.S. and the Third World. It is a warning of what happens when the U.S. abuses its power.