Bitter Fruit

Tras la Revolución de Octubre del 44 y el fin de la dictadura de Jorge Ubico, parecía que Guatemala tenía un futuro promisorio. El nuevo rumbo progresista de los nuevos gobiernos democráticos caló en los prejuicios y miedos de las élites guatemaltecas y de la United Fruit Company, acostumbrada a obrar como quisiese en el país "bananero". En 1954, instigado por los EU, se da un golpe militar que " se saldría de lugar" y que provocaría una guerra civil, una serie de dictaduras militares, terrorismo y supresión política

Gran libro sobre la historia de Guatemala, muy interesante y bien documentado.

Eye opening read. Very educational.

book was received on time and in great condition. an interesting read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Whether you're a connoiseur with a PhD in international relations, a high-school dropout looking to enhance their missing education, or someone who just wants to read an engrossing book with a little intellectual flare to it, one can be both entertained and appalled by the story contained in "Bitter Fruit". Kinzer and Schlesinger's writing is impeccable, and somehow manages to stay apolitical. The authors do an excellent job of not flaunting the miscues of the American overthrow of Guatemala's democratically elected government, but merely let the facts from all angles tell their own story. In addition, the writing is quite fast-paced in style but pays attentive detail to fact and exhautively denotes the sources behind the writing. I purchased this for reading as part of a class assignment - and then cited it in two places in my senior essay! So instead of buying a FICTIONAL thriller or adventure or spy novel for your downtime reading, why not pick up a book where the plot . . . actually happened?! In addition, despite being originally published a quarter century ago, the book is amazingly relevant to issues in today's foreign policy (*cough* Iraq *cough*). Also, I HIGHLY recommend for history buffs like myself - but this book can be enjoyed by anyone. Well, "enjoyed" isn't really the word - after reading this book, I felt a sense of anger towards our government for their selfish actions 50 years ago, and a sense of pity toward the people of Guatemala, who had no idea what hit them. But the feelings weren't on the level as to wish that I had never read the book - on the contrary, it made me feel more enlightened both about the Cold War era as well as today's international climate.