Trade Unionists Against Terror Guatemala City, 1954-1985 |
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| Author:
| Levenson-Estrada, Deborah |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4440-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 1994 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides the first comprehensive analysis of how urban labour unions took shape in Guatemala under conditions of state terrorism. Deborah Levenson-Estrada explores how workers made sense of their struggle for rights in the face of death squads and other forms of violent opposition from the state. She focuses especially on the case of 400 workers at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Guatemala City.
Provides the first comprehensive analysis of how urban labour unions took shape in Guatemala under conditions of state terrorism. Deborah Levenson-Estrada explores how workers made sense of their struggle for rights in the face of death squads and other forms of violent opposition from the state. She focuses especially on the case of 400 workers at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Guatemala City.