| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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) 1 -- Challenge to the Old Order (1944-1975) -- Civil Wars (1975-1996) -- The challenge of peace and democracy. |
| Subject |
Central America -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780816066711 |
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081606671X |
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