Secret History

by Cullather, Nick

• ISBN13: 9780804754682
• ISBN10: 0804754683
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780804768160
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-02
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
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Summary

The first edition of this book, published in 1999, was well-received, but interest in it has surged in recent years. It chronicles an early example of "regime change" that was based on a flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even as its mistakes were becoming clear. Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA's activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearthed other reports, speeches, and writings that shed more light on the role of the United States. For this edition, the author has selected and annotated twenty-one documents for a new documentary Appendix, including President Clinton's apology to the people of Guatemala.

Author Biography

Nick Cullather is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University. He is the author of Illusions of Influence: The Political Economy of United States-Philippines Relations, 1942-1960 (Stanford University Press, 1994).

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Introduction: A Culture of Destruction	xi
Foreword to the CIA Edition	5	(2)
Chapter 1: America's Backyard	7	(31)
Chapter 2: Reversing the Trend	38	(36)
Chapter 3: Sufficient Means	74	(31)
Chapter 4: The Sweet Smell of Success	105	(22)
Appendix A: PBSUCCESS Timeline	127	(6)
Appendix B: Bibliography	133	(4)
Appendix C: A Study of Assassination	137	(6)
Appendix D: New Documents	143
Afterword: The Culture of Fear, by Piero Gleijeses	xxiii
Index	xxxix