History of Panama

Name: History of Panama
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ISBN: 9780313333224

ISBN-10: 031333322X

ISBN-13: 9780313333224

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert C. Harding, Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling

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As the narrowest stretch of land in the Central American isthmus, Panama's geographical location has for millenia made it the crossroads for traders, travelers, European pirates, and world superpowers. Panamanian history is replete with explicit or tacit domination by others. In the post-Columbus period, Panama was first a Spanich colony, then a province of Colombia, and then finally a quasi-territory of the United States during the 20th century. Suffering invasion by the United States in 1989 to oust dictator Manuel Noriega and then receiving full ownership of the Panama Canal at the end of 1999, Panama has rebuilt itself into a strong, if contentious democracy. This work chronicles and…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 5/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Series Foreword



Acknowledgments


Timeline of Historical Events



Panama Is a Canal and More



Colonial Panama to Independence



Completing the Canal to World War II



Panama during the Cold War



Dictatorship, Nationalism, and the Canal Treaties, 1968-1981



The Noriega Years, 1981-1990



Democracy and the Canal Gained


Notable People in the History of Panama


Bibliographic Essay


Index