Heather Vrana is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Florida and the editor of Anti-Colonial Texts from Central American Student Movements 1929-1983.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: “Do Not Mess with Us!”1 • The Republic of Students, 1942–19522 • Showcase for Democracy, 1953–19573 • A Manner of Feeling, 1958–19624 • Go Forth and Teach All, 1963–19775 • Combatants for the Common Cause, 1976–19786 • Student Nationalism without a Government, 1977–1980Coda: “Ahí van los estudiantes!” 1980–PresentNotesBibliographyIndex

"This City Belongs to You deserves attention from a broad audience.... This book shows that it some ways, Guatemala City was ahead of the curve of world events like the student protests of 1968, forcing us to reconsider some well-established narratives about who and what inspired the radical movements of the 1960s. Guatemala and its capital city have a lot to tell us about the forces that have shaped the contemporary world.... It is a history relevant to us all."

Heather Vrana is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Florida and the editor of Anti-Colonial Texts from Central American Student Movements 1929-1983.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: “Do Not Mess with Us!”1 • The Republic of Students, 1942–19522 • Showcase for Democracy, 1953–19573 • A Manner of Feeling, 1958–19624 • Go Forth and Teach All, 1963–19775 • Combatants for the Common Cause, 1976–19786 • Student Nationalism without a Government, 1977–1980Coda: “Ahí van los estudiantes!” 1980–PresentNotesBibliographyIndex

"This City Belongs to You deserves attention from a broad audience.... This book shows that it some ways, Guatemala City was ahead of the curve of world events like the student protests of 1968, forcing us to reconsider some well-established narratives about who and what inspired the radical movements of the 1960s. Guatemala and its capital city have a lot to tell us about the forces that have shaped the contemporary world.... It is a history relevant to us all."

Heather Vrana is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Florida and the editor of Anti-Colonial Texts from Central American Student Movements 1929-1983.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: “Do Not Mess with Us!”1 • The Republic of Students, 1942–19522 • Showcase for Democracy, 1953–19573 • A Manner of Feeling, 1958–19624 • Go Forth and Teach All, 1963–19775 • Combatants for the Common Cause, 1976–19786 • Student Nationalism without a Government, 1977–1980Coda: “Ahí van los estudiantes!” 1980–PresentNotesBibliographyIndex

"This City Belongs to You deserves attention from a broad audience.... This book shows that it some ways, Guatemala City was ahead of the curve of world events like the student protests of 1968, forcing us to reconsider some well-established narratives about who and what inspired the radical movements of the 1960s. Guatemala and its capital city have a lot to tell us about the forces that have shaped the contemporary world.... It is a history relevant to us all."