A brief history of Central America / Lynn V. Foster.
Foster, Lynn V., author.; Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
2007
F1436 .F68 2007eb
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Title
A brief history of Central America / Lynn V. Foster.
Author
Foster, Lynn V., author.
Edition
Second edition.
[Enhanced Credo edition]
ISBN
9781787852747 (electronic book)
9780816066711
081606671X
Published
New York [New York] : Facts on File, 2007.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Copyright
©2007
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (33 entries) : illustrations
Call Number
F1436 .F68 2007eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
972.8
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-324).
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on title page of print version.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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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.

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