| Description |
xix, 167 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations |
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Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-163) and index. |
| Contents |
Timeline of historical events -- 1. Introduction to the seven nations of Central America -- 2. Early Central America -- 3. From united provinces to independent states : Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua -- 4. Panama : from Columbian province to occupied state -- 5. The United States and Central America -- 6. The Cold War I : communism and "freedom fighters" -- 7. Cold War II : Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama -- 8. Central America in the twenty-first century -- Notable people in the history of Central America -- Glossary of foreign language words and key concepts -- Central American history : a bibliographic essay. |
| Subject |
Central America -- History.
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| ISBN |
0313322937 alkaline paper |
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$45.00 |
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