After the Coup An Ethnographic Reframing of Guatemala 1954
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Biografisk notat
Timothy J. Smith is an assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University. Abigail E. Adams is a professor of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University.After the Coup An Ethnographic Reframing of Guatemala 1954
"This collection by some of the leading figures in the field takes a nuanced view of anthropology and history in addressing the timely issue of what the 1954 Guatemalan coup and its aftermath can tell us today. An important contribution to Guatemalan studies, Maya studies, and anthropology and history in general. It is destined to become a standard reference on the subject."--Edward F. Fischer, Vanderbilt University, editor of <i>Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America</i><br /> "The chapters in this edited volume are uniformly good and interesting, making the book well worth reading."--<i>Journal of Latin American Studies</i><br /> <br /> "<i>After the Coup</i> offers a new perspective. . . . the volume presents a thorough analysis of the varied perspectives on the October Revolution and the Ten Years of Spring."--<i>Latin American Research Review</i><br />
Recent research and the release of newly declassified U.S. government documents underscore the importance of reading Guatemala's current history through the lens of 1954. Scholars and researchers who have worked in Guatemala from the 1940s to the present articulate how the coup fits into ethnographic representations of Guatemala. Highlighting the voices of individuals with whom they have lived and worked, the contributors also offer an unmatched understanding of how the events preceding and following the coup played out on the ground.
Contributors are Abigail E. Adams, Richard N. Adams, David Carey Jr., Christa Little-Siebold, Judith M. Maxwell, Victor D. Montejo, June C. Nash, and Timothy J. Smith.
Introduction
Reflecting upon the Historical Impact of the Coup 1
Timothy J. Smith
1. Antonio Goubaud Carrera: Between the Contradictions of the Generacion de 1920 and U.S. Anthropology 17
Abigail E. Adams
2. Recovering the Truth of the 1954 Coup: Restoring Peace with Justice 49
June C. Nash
3. A Democracy Born in Violence: Maya Perceptions of the 1944 Patzicia Massacre and the 1954 Coup 73
David Carey Jr.
4. The Politics of Land, Identity, and Silencing: A Case Study from El Oriente of Guatemala, 1944-54 99
Christa Little-Siebold
5. The Path Back to Literacy: Maya Education through War and Beyond 115
Judith M. Maxwell
6. Democracy Delayed: The Evolution of Ethnicity in Guatemala Society, 1944-96 134
Richard N. Adams
Epilogue
The October Revolution and the Peace Accords 151
Victor D. Montejo, translated by Abigail E. Adams
List of Contributors 155
Index 159
"This collection by some of the leading figures in the field takes a nuanced view of anthropology and history in addressing the timely issue of what the 1954 Guatemalan coup and its aftermath can tell us today. An important contribution to Guatemalan studies, Maya studies, and anthropology and history in general. It is destined to become a standard reference on the subject."--Edward F. Fischer, Vanderbilt University, editor of <i>Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America</i><br /> "The chapters in this edited volume are uniformly good and interesting, making the book well worth reading."--<i>Journal of Latin American Studies</i><br /> <br /> "<i>After the Coup</i> offers a new perspective. . . . the volume presents a thorough analysis of the varied perspectives on the October Revolution and the Ten Years of Spring."--<i>Latin American Research Review</i><br />
Recent research and the release of newly declassified U.S. government documents underscore the importance of reading Guatemala's current history through the lens of 1954. Scholars and researchers who have worked in Guatemala from the 1940s to the present articulate how the coup fits into ethnographic representations of Guatemala. Highlighting the voices of individuals with whom they have lived and worked, the contributors also offer an unmatched understanding of how the events preceding and following the coup played out on the ground.
Contributors are Abigail E. Adams, Richard N. Adams, David Carey Jr., Christa Little-Siebold, Judith M. Maxwell, Victor D. Montejo, June C. Nash, and Timothy J. Smith.
Introduction
Reflecting upon the Historical Impact of the Coup 1
Timothy J. Smith
1. Antonio Goubaud Carrera: Between the Contradictions of the Generacion de 1920 and U.S. Anthropology 17
Abigail E. Adams
2. Recovering the Truth of the 1954 Coup: Restoring Peace with Justice 49
June C. Nash
3. A Democracy Born in Violence: Maya Perceptions of the 1944 Patzicia Massacre and the 1954 Coup 73
David Carey Jr.
4. The Politics of Land, Identity, and Silencing: A Case Study from El Oriente of Guatemala, 1944-54 99
Christa Little-Siebold
5. The Path Back to Literacy: Maya Education through War and Beyond 115
Judith M. Maxwell
6. Democracy Delayed: The Evolution of Ethnicity in Guatemala Society, 1944-96 134
Richard N. Adams
Epilogue
The October Revolution and the Peace Accords 151
Victor D. Montejo, translated by Abigail E. Adams
List of Contributors 155
Index 159