The History of Central America

by Thomas L. Pearcy

Book Overview

Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity. This tropical paradise has a history as diverse as its people and cultures. Pearcy begins with the Maya in ancient Mesoamerica, then moves on to discuss European contact and the subsequent subjugation of the people of Central America by the Spaniards during the Colonial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962561
• ISBN13: 9781403962560
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Past history to modern times

Thomas L. Pearcy's THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL AMERICA joins others in Greenwood's 'Histories of the Modern Nations', to survey the extent of history, international contact and culture in the entire region. From Spanish conquest and rule to modern times, students receive anexcellent overview bringing up to date the impact of the past and concerns of modern times, from independent to occupied states and beyond.