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Frank MorrowAlternative Views #349,350: GUATEMALA: A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW (PARTS I & II) (1988)

349. GUATEMALA: A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW (PART I)

This two-part series provides us with a comprehensive background for
understanding what is happening in Guatemala. It features a touching
documentary on the history of the country, the genocidal terror which the
government has been carrying out for many years, and the people's struggles
to defend themselves and to improve their poor living conditions. One of
our two Guatemalan guests is Dr. Arturo Arias of the Latin American Studies
Department of the University of Texas and who was co-author of the film "El
Norte." The other is Simon Perez, poet and former school teacher in
Guatemala, whose family has been subjected to governmental oppression. Of
the many subjects covered in our discussion are the U.S. and Israeli support
for the regime; CIA operations; activity of the American Religious Right;
labor unions and civil rights groups in Guatemala; the extent of repression;
the sociology of the country, particularly the Indian and Mestizo factors;
and the many natural resources coveted by the multinational corporations.
Included are poems by Simon Perez.

Recorded May, 1987
News: June 15, 1988
Copyright June, 1988

350. GUATEMALA: A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW (PART II)

Conclusion of two-part series as described above.

See 349

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This movie is part of the collection: Alternative Views

Producer: Frank Morrow
Production Company: Alternative Information Network
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Guatemala; genocide; Arturo Arias; El Norte; Simon Perez; United States; Israel; opression; CIA; multinational corporations; Religious Right; indigenous; Mestizo

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States

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Co-hosts: Frank Morrow and Doug Kellner
Researcher: Mike Jankowski
Technical adviser: Brian Koenigsdorf