Contents Series Foreword vii Timeline of Historical Events xi 1 Introduction to the Seven Nations of Central America 1 2 Early Central America 25 3 From United Provinces to Independent States: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua 41 4 Panama: From Colombian Province to Occupied State 61 5 The United States and Central America 79 6 The Cold War I: Communism and "Freedom Fighters" 103 7 The Cold War II: Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama 123 8 Central America in the Twenty-First Century 139
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