History of Central America

Name: History of Central America
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ISBN: 9781403962560

ISBN-10: 1403962561

ISBN-13: 9781403962560

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas L. Pearcy

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Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity. This tropical paradise has a history as diverse as its people and cultures. Pearcy begins with the Maya in ancient Mesoamerica, then moves on to discuss European contact and the subsequent subjugation of the people of Central America by the Spaniards during the Colonial period. The book also covers the National period, independence movements, and the subsequent development of independent, sovereign Central American nations. It concludes with a look at the mid-twentieth century, when the economies, governments,…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 11/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English



Timeline of Events in Central American History


An Introduction to the Seven Nations of Central America


Central America


Early Roots of Modern Central America


From United Provinces to Independent States: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua


Panama: From Columbian Province to Occupied State


The United States and Central America


The Cold War I: Communism and ""Freedom Fighters""


Cold War II: Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama


Central America in the Twenty-First Century


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