The Cambridge History of Latin America

The seventh volume consists of the separate histories of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Panama.

Leslie Bethell (Edited by)

9780521245180, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 29 June 1990

970 pages
23 x 15.3 x 4.8 cm, 1.25 kg

"This volume… continues a fine synthesis of Latin American history…serves as an excellent introduction to the region as well as an essential guide and reference for experienced scholars. As in earlier volumes, Leslie Bethell has excelled in giving the volumes remarkable coherence and comprehensiveness… The present volume provides the most comprehensive history of the last half century of the entire middle America region now available. It, along with the other volumes in the set, has already become a bible for graduate students…It is the essential reference and review work in Latin American history." - American Historical Review

This seventh volume of The Cambridge History of Latin America consists of the separate histories of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Panama. Part I covers in depth the history of Mexico. Part II deals with the five countries of Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Part III covers Cuba, including the Revolution, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. The fourth and final section is devoted to Panama, with a separate chapter discussing the history of the Canal Zone up to 1979.

List of maps
General preface
Preface to volume 7
Part I. Mexico: 1. Mexico, c.1930–46 Alan Knight
2. Mexico since 1946 Peter H. Smith
Part II. Central America: 3. Central America since 1930: an overview Edelberto Torres Rica
4. Guatemala since 1930 James Dunkerley
5. El Salvador since 1930 James Dunkerley
6. Honduras since 1930 Victor Bulmer-Thomas
7. Nicaragua since 1930 Victor Bulmer-Thomas
8. Costa Rica since 1930 Rodolfo Cerdas Cruz
Part III. The Caribbean: 9. Cuba, c.1930–59 Louis A. Perez
10. Cuba since 1959 Jorge Dominguez
11. The Dominican Republic since 1930 Frank Moya Pons
12. Haiti since 1930 David Nicolls
13. Puerto Rico since 1930 Robert W. Anderson
Part IV. Panama: 14. Panama since 1903 Michael Conniff
15. The Panama Canal Zone, 1904–79 John Major
Bibliographical essays
Index.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], History of the Americas [HBJK]