| Edition |
Second edition. |
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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (33 entries) : 67 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-324). |
| 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 |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Central America -- History.
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Central America. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 081606671X 9780816066711 (DLC) 2006049760 xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN |
9781787852747 electronic version |
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9780816066711 print |
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081606671X print |
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