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Date Permissions Signed

7-12-2012

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Lopez, A. Ricardo, 1974-

Second Advisor

Leonard, Kevin Allen, 1964-

Third Advisor

Seltz, Jennifer

Abstract

The Cold War in Latin America has been widely studied, as has the impact of the proliferation of Multi-National Corporations which specialized in export agriculture such as coffee and bananas. In Guatemala, much has been written about the 1954 coup supported by the United States, and its basis in the U.S. government and corporate aversion to a 1952 land reform bill known as Decree 900. The coup reversed Decree 900, but the political vestiges of land reform, through peasant organization and empowerment remained, and ultimately this led to changes in the relationships that social actors had with Guatemalan land. Examining primary documents including governmental reports from the Guatemalan government, U.S. government and U.S. governmental agencies along with two memoirs of indigenous peoples, this thesis shows a deeper, more complete view of complex and nuanced power relationships than traditional binary models have shown in the past.

Type

Text

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/7d0e-x674

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

810089414

Subject – LCSH

Guatemala--History--1945-1985; Guatemala--History--Revolution, 1954; Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985; Cold War; Human ecology--Guatemala--History

Geographic Coverage

Guatemala

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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