The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America an... - 9781138195578

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The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the CaribbeanAuthor(s): Phil Gunson, Greg Chamberlain, Andrew Thompson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138195578, 978-1138195578\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1991, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean provides a guide to the most important organizations, figures, events and themes in the contemporary politics of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The countries covered include Mexico, Guatamala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Dominica, St Kitts-Nevis, Antigua and Puerto Rico. \n\nThe background information supplied in the book explains how, for many in Central America, the guerrilla wars have merely been the intensification of a conflict previously fought by the likes o.