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Serpent tongue /

"In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossinger's grandfather. Dying long before Grossinger was born, h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grossinger, Annie (writer of afterword., Photographer)
Other Authors: Solórzano Foppa, Julio (writer of afterword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Chapel Hill, N.C.?] : Daylight, [2023]
Subjects:
Dougherty, John > Portraits.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > In art.
Grossinger, Annie.
Documentary photography > Guatemala.
Guatemala > History > Revolution, 1954 > Pictorial works.
Guatemala > Pictorial works.
Artists' books > Specimens.
Photographie documentaire > Guatemala.
Guatemala > Histoire > 1954 (Révolution) > Ouvrages illustrés.
Documentary photography
Guatemala
artists' books (books)
Pictorial works
Artists' books.
Livres d'artistes.
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Summary:"In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossinger's grandfather. Dying long before Grossinger was born, his presence still loomed like a mythological creature throughout much of her childhood. Serpent Tongue explores Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:115 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 21 cm
ISBN:9781954119291
1954119291