TY - BOOK AU - Pearcy,Thomas L. TI - The history of Central America SN - 0313322937 (alk. paper) U1 - 972.8 PY - 2006/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Greenwood Press KW - Central America KW - History N1 - 1; Introduction to the Seven Nations of Central America --; 2; Early Central America --; 3; From United Provinces to Independent States: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua --; 4; Panama: From Colombian Province to Occupied State --; 5; The United States and Central America --; 6; The Cold War I: Communism and "Freedom Fighters" --; 7; The Cold War II: Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama --; 8; Central America in the Twenty-First Century --; Notable People in the History of Central America --; Central American History: A Bibliographic Essay ER -