Forster, Cindy, 1957-

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.

972.8105/2