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Presents a history of the seven nations of Central America, covering early Central America, the evolution of the countries from provinces to independent nations, relations with the United States, and developments during the late twentieth ...
Michel Gobat deftly interweaves political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic history to analyze the reactions of Nicaraguans to U.S. intervention in their country from the heyday of Manifest Destiny in the...
Krauss first went to Central America in 1977 to cover the Sandinista insurrection against the U.S.-backed Somoza regime. In this gripping and vidid report, this veteran Wall Street Journal and...
Inside El Salvador: The Essential Guide to Its Politics, Economy, Socieety, and Environment
Voices from El Salvador
Manuel Noriega is the only American prisoner of war. He may be a demon in the eyes of most Americans, but he has a unique and alarming view of the...
Red, White, and Blue Paradise: The American Canal Zone in Panama
An extensive three-volume work, employing 300 international authors to compose 617 lengthy articles addressing biographies, general contextual essays, and specific topics. Entries offer information on the geography, history, arts, literature,...
This new National Geographic book spans the 4,000-year-old history of the Maya, who developed one of the most remarakable civilizations in pre-Colombian America.The authors detail the painstaking work of reconstructing...