The time of freedom : campesino workers in Guatemala's October Revolution /
Cindy Forster.
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2001.
- xi, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Pitt Latin American series .
- 972.8105/2 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-278) and index.
1. The meanings of dictatorship -- 2. "We were like slaves" : race, poverty, and gender in San Marcos -- 3. Birth of the revolution -- 4. Banana workers and the United Fruit Company in Tiquisate -- 5. Agrarian radicalism in San Marcos, 1944-1952 -- 6. Local struggles and land reform -- 7. Elite backlash and revenge.
0822941627 (cloth : alk. paper)
Agricultural laborers--Political activity.--Guatemala Peasantry--Political activity.--Guatemala Land reform--Guatemala.
Guatemala--History--October Revolution, 1944. Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985. Guatemala--History--1945-1985.