About this episode

The episode discusses the joint efforts of various entities to suppress an indigenous guerrilla movement in Guatemala during the 1970s and 80s.

In the 1970s and 80s, Guatemala saw a joint effort by a military junta, the United Fruit Company, the CIA and American Evangelicals to suppress an indigenous guerrilla movement. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and written by Hayden Tank. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França . Cover art by Ruben Gerard . Super Structure selection of the week is A Desalmbrar by Victor Jara. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Lauren F. Turek - ‘To Support a “Brother in Christ”’; Greg Grandin - ‘The Blood of Guatemala’; Greg Grandin - ‘The Last Colonial Massacre’; Sara Diamond - ‘Spiritual Warfare’; Rick Perlstein - ‘Reaganland’; Vincent Bevins - ‘The Jakarta Method’; Virginia Garrard-Burnett - ‘Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit’; Kevin Kruse - ‘One Nation Under God’; Jonathan P. Herzog - ‘The Spiritual-Industrial Complex’;

People in this episode

Hosts: Julian Feeld, Jon Gabrus

Topics covered

• Guatemala
• Evangelicalism
• Colonization
• Genocide
• Military Junta
• Indigenous Rights
• Cold War

Keywords

• Guatemala
• Evangelicals
• genocide
• military junta
• indigenous
• CIA
• United Fruit Company
• Cold War
• Hayden Tank
• Jon Gabrus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Fruit Company, CIA, American Evangelicals

Books & works: A Desalmbrar

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