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<p>After decades of bloody revolutions and political terror, many scholars and politicians lament the rise and brief influence of the left in Latin America; since the triumph of Castro they have accused the left there of rejecting democracy, embracing Communist totalitarianism, and prompting both revolutionary violence and a right-wing backlash. <i>The Last Colonial Massacre</i> challenges these views.</p> <p>Using Guatemala as a case study, Greg Grandin argues that the Cold War in Latin America was a struggle not between American liberalism and Soviet Communism but between two visions of democracy. The main effect of United States intervention in Latin America, Grandin shows, was not the containment of Communism but the elimination of home-grown concepts of social democracy.</p> <p>Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, Grandin uncovers the hidden history of the Latin American Cold War: of hidebound reactionaries intent on holding on to their own power and privilege; of Mayan Marxists, blending indigenous notions of justice with universal ideas of freedom and equality; and of a United States supporting new styles of state terror throughout the c

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Author

Greg Grandin

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226306872

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Language Learning, American Studies

Rating

3.65 / 5 (142 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14