central america

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Central America

opposing viewpoints
1990
Presents opposing viewpoints on Central America, discussing such aspects as the political situation and the involvement of the United States in conflicts there.

Inside Central America

the essential facts past and present on El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
1985
Offers an appraisal of the situation from the perspective of the poor and unrepresented citizens of Central America.

Inside Central America

its people, politics, and history
1991

Central America and the United States

the clients and the colossus
1994
Examines U.S. foreign policy and its impact on Central America in an effort to understand why the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, which have been dominated by the U.S. in the areas of economy and politics, have become the site of so much violence.

Trouble in our backyard

Central America and the United States in the eighties
1983

Stone of kings

in search of the lost jade of the Maya
2012
Jade played a crucial role in the culture of the Maya and other ancient Americans who treasured it above all things. But the Spanish wanted gold and within fifty years of the Spanish conquest, the sources of Maya jade had been forgotten. Centuries later archaeologists excavating Maya cities uncovered numerous jade carvings and statues and wondered where the stone had come from.

Inevitable revolutions

the United States in Central America
1993
A study of U.S. involvement in the countries of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica, focusing on the U.S. fear of certain kinds of revolution, and the way the U.S. system ironically helped cause revolutions in Central America.

Crossroads of intervention

insurgency and counterinsurgency lessons from Central America
2008

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