My final post is focused on a resource I'm very excited about.  I found it at University of Denver's library and had it shipped here.  I've decided to focus on Latin America and I mentioned I'll be traveling through Guatemala.  I found a book entitled, Guatemala, Human Rights, and U.S. foreign policy.  I'm not sure if I'll be able to find enough information on this topic to make an argumentative essay, but I'm very excited to read it and include some of the info and also have the base knowledge before my trip.  In looking through it, the United State's has not had a very friendly relationship with Guatemala.  The book begins by highlighting a very historic moment on Guatemala that has developed great animosity towards the United States.  In 1944 after years of dictator rule, civilians staged a revolt to liberate themselves.  They were successful and developed a democratic regime only to be toppled by a CIA-assisted coup in 1954.  This strikes me as another situation in which the United States put their nose in another countries business only to create enemies and animosity in the world.  After the coup Guatemala returned to a dictatorship and suffered horrible economic and social conditions in the late 1900s.  How have the U.S.'s policies changed and what does the future hold?  Would Guatemala have been better off if the U.S. hadn't gotten involved.  These topics really interest me as I intend to work in Latin America after I graduate.  I know this exploratory essay has been a bit all over the place, but it has allowed me to gain a base understanding of a topic I am excited to dive into. 


Fox, Annette Baker. Guatemala, Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy. Washington, D.C.: Distributed by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1988. Print.