The Oxford handbook of Central American history
Central America is a region defined primarily by its geographical configuration as a canal-friendly isthmus, and its three-century history as the Spanish Kingdom of Guatemala. Having gained independence in 1821, the Kingdom broke up into the nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2020, 2020-2022
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| Series: | Oxford handbooks online / Oxford handbooks online
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| Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Central America is a region defined primarily by its geographical configuration as a canal-friendly isthmus, and its three-century history as the Spanish Kingdom of Guatemala. Having gained independence in 1821, the Kingdom broke up into the nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica after two turbulent decades as a federated republic. Political instability and violence, poverty and inequality, ethnic strife, military rule, and a historic economic dependence on the export of coffee and bananas marked the region's history |
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| Published: | 2020-2022 |
| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 689 pages) illustrations |
| Publication Frequency: | Monthly |
| ISBN: | 9780190928384 |