A brief history of Central America
Foster, Lynn V.2019
eBook
Abstract: A Brief History of Central America, Second Edition explores the history of the Central American isthmus from the pre-Columbian cultures to the contemporary nations that make up the region today: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Main title:
A brief history of Central America / Lynn V. Foster.
Author:
Foster, Lynn V., authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]Second edition.
Imprint:
New York [New York] : Facts on File, 2007.©2007Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (33 entries) : 67 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-324).Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps
Contents:
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of tables -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgments -- Note on photos -- Introduction -- The land and its first peoples -- The Mayans and their neighbors -- The Spanish Conquest (1492-1541) -- Founding of the Kingdom of Guatemala (1541-1570) -- Life in the colony -- The Bourbons and independence (1700-1823) -- The federation of Central America (1823-1839) -- Conservatives and foreign profiteers (1840-1870) -- The making of the Coffee Republics (1870-1900) -- Dollar "diplomacy" and the dictators (1898-1944) -- Challenge to the old order (1944-1975) -- Civil Wars (1975-1996) -- The challenge of peace and democracy -- Appendixes: Guatemala: basic facts; El Salvador: basic facts; Honduras: basic facts; Nicaragua: basic facts; Costa Rica: basic facts; Panama: basic facts; Belize: basic facts; Chronology; Bibliographic sources; Suggested reading.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
081606671X (print)9780816066711 (print)9781787852747 (electronic version)
Dewey class:
972.8
LC class:
F1436
Language:
English
BRN:
501678
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