Bibliograph

A brief history of Central America, Lynn V. Foster

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A brief history of Central America, Lynn V. Foster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-324) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A brief history of Central America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

72161924

Responsibility statement

Lynn V. Foster

Table Of 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) -- Challenge to the old order (1944-1975) -- Civil Wars (1975-1996) -- The challenge of peace and democracy

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