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unfortunately, the writing is so turgid and dull it's difficult not to nod off in the middle of a particularly gritty section of history. it is very well researched, extraordinarily documented and tells you essentially anything you need to know about the cia's plot to overthrow the arbenz government in guatemala. i applaud immerman's effort and the completeness of his overall work, but he really should have taken on a jounrnalist to help him g a fact-filled disappointment: this is a useful book. While Immerman is careful to frame American attitudes and actions in the proper Cold War context, it remains a damning indictment of a failed foreign policy of direct intervention.moreĪ fact-filled disappointment: this is a useful book. The only missing piece is this: originally published in 1982, this account could not include the most serious consequences of the CIA-backed coup - the Guatemalan civil war and genocide of the 1980's and 1990's, which continues to reverberate in Guatemala today (to say the very least).īut if there is anyone who doubts whether the United States has some of that blood on their hands, this book is a must-read. For this reason, it ought to be considered the definitive account of one of the most important events in Latin American history. If you are looking for a light pop-history read, this certainly isn't it.īut the amount of archival material, interviews and academic analysis referenced in this work is substantial. The strength of the this account is in the exhaustive detail and the balanced academic approach. For this reason, it ought to be considered the definitive account of one of the most important events in Latin American This is an extremely thorough analysis of the CIA-backed overthrow of the Arbenz government in 1954.
But the amount of archival material, interviews and academic analysis referenced in this work is substantial. If you are looking for a light pop-history read, this certainly isn't it. This is an extremely thorough analysis of the CIA-backed overthrow of the Arbenz government in 1954.