Product Description: This Historical Dictionary of Panama covers Panama’s unique history from the time of its Spanish colonization, through its connection to Colombia in the nineteenth century, and its long period of U.S. presence. Throughout these periods, Panama drew the outside world’s attention as a transit route that first connected the west coasts of Latin America and the United States to Western Europe...read more

Product Description: Ninety miles from Florida, Cuba has since long before the Castro revolution focuses its attention upon the USA. This encyclopaedia places persons and events in the context of Cuban relations with the USA and vice versa. Topics covered include policies, leaders, and events. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes the life of the leader of Cuba, outlines the four stages of the Cuban Revolution, narrates his successes and failures, and includes a timeline extending from 1926 through 2002.

Product Description: During the second half of the 19th century several forces in the United States, Latin America, and Europe converged to set the stage for the establishment of a more permanent relationship between the United States and Latin America...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Since the late 1970s, events in Central America have brought increased scholarly interest in the six isthmus nations--Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Conceived in response to that scholarly interest, this volume provides a guide to collections of archival and manuscript materials in this country...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this study, Thomas Leonard examines the history of relations between the United States and the countries of Central America. Placing those relations in their political, cultural, and economic contexts, he illuminates the role of such factors as the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850, William Walker's invasions of Nicaragua, Theodore Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904, the "Dollar Diplomacy" of the 1910s, and Ronald Reagan's support of the contra war...read more

A monthly and daily chronology of the 1970s notes key events in the areas of world affairs, science and technology, culture and life styles, and U.S. politics, social issues, foreign policy, defence, and economy

Product Description: Book by Leonard, Thomas M.

Product Description: Book by Leonard, Thomas M.

A monthly and daily chronology of the 1940s notes key events in the areas of world affairs, the Second World War, science and technology, culture and life styles, and U.S. politics, social issues, foreign policy, defence, and economy