book "Bitter Fruit"
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"Bitter Fruit" is a nonfiction book that examines the 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala and the role of the United Fruit Company in shaping U.S. foreign policy and Latin American politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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nonfiction book → |
| aboutEvent |
CIA-backed coup in Guatemala in 1954
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| aboutOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
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U.S. government NERFINISHED → United Fruit Company → |
| aboutPerson |
Allen Dulles
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Dwight D. Eisenhower → Jacobo Árbenz → John Foster Dulles → |
| aboutTopic |
Guatemalan politics
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U.S. intervention in Latin America → corporate influence on foreign policy → economic interests in foreign policy → imperialism → land reform in Guatemala → |
| aimsTo |
highlight corporate-government collusion
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reassess the 1954 Guatemalan coup → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
human rights consequences of the coup
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impact of coup on Guatemalan society → overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz government → planning of Operation PBSUCCESS → propaganda campaigns in Guatemala → role of United Fruit Company lobbyists → |
| genre |
Cold War history
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political history → |
| hasPerspective |
critical of U.S. foreign policy
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critical of corporate power → |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in political history
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scholars of U.S. foreign policy → students of Latin American history → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état
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Central Intelligence Agency → Latin American politics → U.S. foreign policy → United Fruit Company → |
| setInLocation |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
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| setInPeriod |
Cold War
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| title |
Bitter Fruit
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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United Fruit Company
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