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Dividing the Isthmus : Central American transnational histories, literatures, and cultures /

In 1899, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) was officially incorporated in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning an era of financial, diplomatic, and military interventions in Central America. This event marked the inception of the struggle for economic, political, and cultural autonomy in Central America a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rodríguez, Ana Patricia, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Central American Transisthmian histories, literatures, and cultures
  • Costa Rican grounds and the founding of the coffee republics
  • Nations divided : U.S. intervention, banana enclaves, and the Panama Canal
  • The power of indigo : testimonio, historiography, and revolution in Cuzcatlán
  • K'atun turning in greater Guatemala : trauma, impunity, and diaspora
  • The war at home : Latina/o solidarity and Central American immigration
  • "Departamento 15" : Salvadoran transnational migration and narration
  • Wasted opportunities : Central America after the revolutions.