Central America: A Nation Divided (Latin American History S.) - Hardcover

Central America: a nation divided

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 344 pages. Cover slightly worn/ faded. Text lightly tanned This popular text surveys the history of the Central American region, covering G uatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, from pre-Columbian times to the present. It emphasizes the common characteristics of the Central American states as well as their potential for political union. Now completely updated, the third edition of Central A Nation Divided encompasses t he significant new research and tumultuous events that have taken place since th e last edition was published. The text now includes coverage of the civil wars i n Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, as well as the restoration of peace to the region under the Central American peace accords. It also recounts and analyz es the substantial changes that have occurred in the economic and social arenas as Central American states have turned increasingly to neoliberal policies that emphasize the private sector and the development of exports while reducing gover nment entitlement programs. Students will find this text enormously helpful for sorting through the vast amounts of significant research that has been written a nd compiled in the past decade. In addition, the Selective Guide to the Literatu re section has been completely revised to reflect the great increase in research and writing on Central America. Comprehensive and incisively written, Central A Nation Divided is an essential text for Latin American History courses. Artikel-Nr. 6925be

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