De Centauros Y Palomas

by Susanne Jonas

"In a century of horrors, Guatemala from 1954 to the present has been a bloody scene of some of the worst horrors—and the United States has been deeply involved. Drawing upon 30 years of experience in Central America, hundreds of interviews, and analyses of the vast documentary materials, Susanne Jonas masterfully explains not only how the Guatemalan tragedies, the U.S. involvement, and the stumbling 1990s peace process developed. She also raises fundamental questions about the badly misunderstood and much over-hyped 'democratic transition' supposedly occurring in Guatemala and elsewhere in the region." —Walter LaFeber Cornell University, author of Inevitable The United States in Central America

Paperback

Published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Never mind the suffering of the people, let us sing praises to the powerful men who give grants and scholarships to the likes of Jonas.

[Chris]

The author is an academic who is very knowledgeable about Guatemala and its history and politics. This books stays close to the stated theme, the 1990's Peace process and does not delve deeply into Guatemala's history, culture or economics, although the book does give some cursory info in each area. I can see this book being read in international relations courses.