Unfinished Conquest: The Guatemalan TragedyUniversity of California Press, 14. nov. 1995 - 382 sider Spanning the years of civil war in Guatemala, Unfinished Conquest portrays an embattled country facing the third cycle of a conquest that began when the conquistadors arrived in the sixteenth century. As personal narrative weaves with reportage and oral testimony, we meet the victims, champions, and villains of a society torn apart by violence and injustice. |
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Introduction | 1 |
ix | 17 |
La Violencia | 40 |
The New Conquerors | 52 |
Nebaj | 61 |
Cotzal | 90 |
The War Goes | 104 |
The Crosses of Todos Santos | 135 |
The Battle Is Joined | 244 |
Profiles and Portents | 278 |
Profiles and Portents II | 298 |
The New Indian versus the New Maya | 313 |
The Evangelical Presidents | 329 |
Epilogue | 347 |
Afterword | 355 |
Bibliography | 365 |
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