Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-321) and index.
Contents
1. The Isthmus -- 2. The Kingdom of Guatemala -- 3. Bourbon Central America -- 4. Expectations and Achievements of Independence -- 5. Central America and the World -- 6. Coffee Republics -- 7. Banana Republics -- 8. The Challenge to Liberalism -- 9. Central America in the Age of Social Revolution -- 10. The Failure of Reunification -- Political Chronology -- A Selective Guide to the Literature on Central America.
