Unfinished Conquest

by Perera, Victor; Chauche, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780520079656
• ISBN10: 0520079655
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Spanning the years of civil war in Guatemala,Unfinished Conquestportrays 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Guatemala City	p. 15
La Violencia	p. 40
The New Conquerors	p. 52
Nebaj	p. 59
Cotzal	p. 90
The War Goes On	p. 104
The Crosses of Todos Santos	p. 133
San Mateo Ixtatan	p. 154
Father Stan Rother	p. 167
The Missionaries' Return	p. 191
Saving the Mayas' Rain Forest	p. 217
The Battle Is Joined	p. 244
Unfinished Conquest	p. 269
Profiles and Portents	p. 278
Profiles and Portents II	p. 298
The New Indian versus the New Maya	p. 313
The Evangelical Presidents	p. 329
Epilogue	p. 347
Bibliography	p. 355
Index	p. 371
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