Contemporary Latin American Revolutions

Preface
1 Theories of Revolution
Biography: José Carlos Mariátegui, 1894-1930
Document: José Carlos Mariátegui, "On the Indigenous Problem," 1928
Biography: Dolores Cacuango, 1881-1971
Documents: Ecuadorian Federation of Indians (FEI), 1946
Document: Organization of American States (OAS), "The Preservation and Defense of Democracy in America," 1948
2 Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920
Biography: Emiliano Zapata, 1879-1919
Document: Emiliano Zapata, "Plan of Ayala," 1911
Biography: Hermila Galindo, 1886-1954
Document: Hermila Galindo, "The Suffrage Question: Why Do Women Want the Vote?," 1916
Document: Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to Secretary of State Philander Knox, 1913 62
3 Guatemalan Spring, 1944-1954
Biography: Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, 1913-1971
Document: "Decree 900," 1952
Biography: Ester Castellanos de Urrutia, 1892-1964
Document: Guatemalan Women's Alliance, "Appeal to the Women of Guatemala," 1950
Document: Central Intelligence Agency, "Present Political Situation in Guatemala and Possible Developments during 1952," 1952
4 Bolivia's Nationalist Revolution, 1952-1964
Biography: Juan Lechín Oquendo, 1914-2001
Document: The Union Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers, "Pulacayo Theses," 1946
Document: Antonio Mamani Alvarez, "Caranguillas Thesis," 1947
Biography: Lidia Gueiler Tejada, 1921-2011
Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "The Outlook for Bolivia," 1956
5 Cuban Revolution, 1959-
Biography: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Document: "First Declaration of Havana," 1960
Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "Communist Influence in Cuba," 1960
Biography: Vilma Espín, 1930-2007
Document: Vilma Espín, "A Revolution within a Revolution," 1988
6 Chilean Road to Socialism, 1970-1973
Biography: Salvador Allende Gossens, 1909-1973
Document: Popular Unity Government, "Basic Program," 1970
Document: Institute of Indigenous Development, "Indigenous Law," 1972
Biography: Beatriz Allende, 1942-1977
Document: Viron P. Vaky, "Chile-40 Committee Meeting, Monday-September 14," 1970
7 Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 1979-1990
Biography: Carlos Fonseca Amador, 1936-1976
Document: "The Historic Program of the FSLN," 1969
Biography: Dora María Téllez, 1955-
Document: Alicia Gordon, Christa Berger, and Pilar Lacerna, "Nicaragua: We Are Millions," 1980
Document: "Draft Law on Autonomy Proposed by the Government of Nicaragua," 1985
Document: Central Intelligence Agency, "The Freedom Fighter's Manual," 1983

8 Guerrilla Warfare
Biography: Che Guevara, 1928-1967
Document: Che Guevara, Guerrilla Warfare, 1960
Document: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "The Latin American Guerrilla Today," 1971
Document: The Association of Salvadoran Women, "Participation of Latin American Women in Social and Political Organizations," 1981
Biography: Augusta La Torre (Comrade Norah), 1946-1988
Document: Popular Women's Movement, "Marxism, Mariátegui and the Women's Movement," 1975
9 Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution, 1999-
Biography: Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, 1954-2013
Document: Hugo Chávez, World Social Forum, 2005
Biography: Nora Castañeda, 1942-2015
Document: "Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," 1999
Document: "General Services Agreement between the Venezuelan Opposition and Silvercorp," 2019
10 Socialisms of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Glossary
Index
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