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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results49 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 8 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 6 Sources Library 5 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe American Connection: Volume 2: State Terror and Popular Resistance in Guatemala McClintock, Michael Book The author who is now a senior researcher with Amnesty International spent several years unravelling the development of counter-insurgency forces and the role of the U.S. in creating them. This book d... A Beauty That Hurts: Life and Death in Guatemala Lovell, George Book 2000 The story of Guatemala in the modern period. Revised and expanded second edition. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Central American Women Speak for Themselves Central America Today Book 1983 A dossier focusing on the participation of women in the popular movements and revolutionary organizations in Central America. Contains transations from newspapers, pamphlets, documents, interviews and... The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. Connexions: Volume 6, Number 1 - February 1981 - Lesbians/Gay Men/Lesbiennes/Hommes Gais Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Library: Central America and the Caribbean Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Central America and the Caribbean. The Culture of Terrorism Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Chomsky argues that the United States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an ideological system which attempts to contr... Five Centuries of Imperialism and Resistance: Vol. 8: 1492-1992 Bourgeault, Ron et. al. Book 1992 A collection of poems and essays giving various perspectives on resistance to imperialism and capitalism. Guatemala 1962 to 1980s Blum, William Article 1995 An account of the United States' repeated intereventions in Guatemala. Guatemala Coup Fails: Against The Current vol. 145 Feeley, Dianne Article 2010 While the coup in Honduras was successful, in Guatemala an attempted “cold” coup unraveled. Rodrigo Rosenberg was murdered on May 10, 2009; the following day the media ran a video filmed shortly befor... Guatemala: Murders of Women Recall Counterinsurgency Techniques Article 2009 The worst waves of brutal, unsolved murders of women in Latin America have been seen in Ciudad Juarez, on Mexico's northern border, where close to 400 killings have been reported since 1993, and Guate... Guatemala: Peaceful Resistance in the Face of Violence Paley, Dawn Article 2012 Anti-mining activist speaks out for first time since being shot. Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance  Chomsky, Noam Book 2003 Chomsky documents how, for more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of dominating the globe. The History of Costa Rica Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven Book 1998 An overview of Costa Rican history with an emphasis on how Costa Ricans have been able to make their own history, "though they do not make it just as they choose." Indigenous Communities in Guatemala Fight Against the Privatization of Sacred Sites Abbott, Jeff Article 2016 In recent years, the popular tourist attraction of Semuc Champey in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz has become a point of social conflict for the indigenous Q'eqchi' Mayan communities surrou... Indigenous Community Wins Land Rights Victory in Guatemala After 200 Years of Struggle Abbott, Jeff Article 2015 Success is rare among indigenous peoples' struggles for land rights in Guatemala. But the nearly 300 Poqomchi' Maya families that make up the Primavera communities in the department of Alta Verapaz ha... Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Blum, William Book 2008 Is the United States a force for democracy? William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. For those who want the details on the U.S.'s most famous actions (Ch... A Long and Terrible Shadow: White Values, Native Rights in the Americas 1492-1992 Berger, Thomas R. Book 1991 Against the odds, Native peoples have waged a tenacious struggle to survive and the re-emerge as distinct cultures. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Herman, Edward S.; Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets... Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies Chomsky, Noam Book 1989 An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ide... The No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade Ransom, David Book 2001 Ransom suggests that fair, environmentally-conscious trade is not only a viable alternative to unfair free trade, but that it is the way of the future. The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism Barker, Jonathan Book 2003 An in-depth look at the nature of terrorism that discusses questioning terrorism, assessing it, the difference between state terrorism and group terrorism, morality and history, and war and politics. Overthrowing other people's governments: The Master List Blum, William Article 2013 Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. La Prenda Delaloye, Jean-Cosme Film/Video 2015 Documentary. Every day, a child is abducted in Guatemala, a country with a rate of impunity of 98%. Female victims and survivors hope to stem the tide of forced emigration from Guatemala, a country wh... The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda Herman, Edward S. Book 1982 Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests. A Record of Resistance: Against The Current vol. 121 Feeley, Dianne Article 2006 Here is a stunning book, filled with photographs that record the suffering and strength of the indigenous population in the Guatemalan countryside over the past 15 years. In short essays and photos Ou... Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America McManus, Philip and Schlabach, Gerald (ed.) Book 1991 There is in Latin America a tradition of "firmeza permanente," relentless persistence, which has enabled the people to preserve parts of their culture during five centuries of conquest and oppression. Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower Blum, William Book 2005 A mini-encyclopedia of the numerous un-humanitarian acts perpetrated by the United States since the end of the Second World War. The Socialist Register 1984: Volume 21: The Uses of Anti-Communism Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 The Socialist Register 1989: Volume 25: Revolution Today. Aspirations and Realities Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Stolen Continents: The "New World" Through Indian Eyes Wright, Ronald Book 1992 A history of the Americas through Native eyes. Towards a New Cold War: Essays on the Current Crisis and How We Got There Chomsky, Noam Book 1982 A sobering assessment of American foreign policy from the end of the Vietnam era to Ronald Reagan. The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume 1 Chomsky, Noam; Herman, Edward S. Book 1979 Chomsky and Herman demonstrate, with devasting logic and overwhelming documentation, that the purpose of U.S. global policy is to make the world safe for exploitation by U.S. corporate interests and t... What Uncle Sam Really Wants Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 Chomsky discusses examples of U.S. intervention and links together events stretching over four decades in regions throughout the world. He provides a quick synopsis of American foreign policy and pain... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Peace Brigades International PBI is an international NGO that has been promoting nonviolence and protecting human rights since 1981. Our work is based on the principles of non-partisanship and non-interference in the internal aff... PLAN International Canada Plan International Canada strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of children, families and communities in more than 30 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Central and Sout... Rights Action A charitable non-profit organization that supports grassroots work financially, technologically and through group networking in the global south, mostly Guatamala, Chiapas (Mexico), Honduras and Hait... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAnother journalist shot dead in Guatemala, fourth this year Sources News Release 2013 Reporters Without Borders and the CERIGUA Journalists Observatory condemn regional TV journalist Carlos Alberto Orellana Chávez's murder yesterday fifty kilometers away from Mazatenango. Caribbean Experts and Information in the Sources Directory Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources Organizations and experts on Caribbean topics. Global Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, Italy and Hong Kong Lose Free Status Sources News Release 2009 Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, acco... Guatemala: Officials prevent indigenous radio station from reopening Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the continuing persecution of community radio stations in Guatemala, where the mayor of Santa Eulalia, in the western department of Huehuetenango, forcibly prev... IFJ Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia Sources News Release 2009 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia. A race for land is destroying the Guatemalan rainforest Foucart, Stephane 2007 Agriculture is quickly decimating Guatemala's primal forests> It has experience the most rapid deforestatation of any nation in the last five years. From the Connexions ArchivesEmbassy Row Online Website Contact names and numbers for all embassies to Canada and all Canadian embassies abroad. |
