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Category : Belize
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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The New Belize
Author: On the Nervous Edge of an Impossible Paradise
Author: Kenneth LittlePublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789206472
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
There are beastly forces in Belize. Forces that are actively involved in making paradise impossible. On the Nervous Edge of an Impossible Paradise is a collection of seven stories about local lives in the fictional village of Wallaceville. Lives turn rogue in the face of runaway forces that take the form and figure of a Belize beast-time, which can appear as a comic mishap, social ruin, tragic excess, or wild guesses. Inciting the affective politics of life in the region, this fable of emergence evokes the unnerving uncertainties of life in the tourist state of Belize.
Belize
Author: Michael D. PhillipsPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761802464
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Belize, a small, newly independent country in Central America, has recently garnered a great deal of the world's attention with its commitment to the protection of the environment and its promotion of eco-tourism. This book presents a full and diverse picture of such a unique country and its history. It contains some of the best research presented at the Second Interdisciplinary Conference on Belize. The conference has succeeded in building a scholarly community for Belize scholars and in promoting the study of a country that has perhaps been unjustly understudied. The conference papers gathered in this book serve as an introduction to Belize and to current scholarship taking place in the country. Papers and their authors include: International Migration and the Ruralization of Belize, 1970-1991, Louis Woods, Joseph Perry, Jeffrey Steagall and Ronald Cossman; A History of Banking in Belize, Anthony Gabb; Predicting the Past and Preserving It for the Future: Modeling and Management of Ancient Maya Residential Sites, Scott Fedick; Population and Ethnicity of Belize, 1861, Michael Camille; The Festival of Arts: British Hunduran, Belizean, and National, Michael D. Philips.
Belize
Author: O. Nigel BollandPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429717717
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Independent from Britain only since 1981, the new nation of Belize is situated at the intersection of two cultural spheres: the English-speaking Afro-Caribbean countries and the Spanish-speaking Central American republics. Its scanty population of about 150,000 is culturally heterogeneous, and its various ethnic groups coexist in a complex pattern
Flavors of Belize, the Cookbook
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ISBN: 9789768197566
Category : Cooking, Belizean
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Birds of Belize
Author: H. Lee JonesPublisher: Univ of TX + ORM
ISBN: 0292745850
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
“Fills a major gap in the bird identification literature . . . A must for birders planning a trip to this friendly patch of Central America.” —The Curious Naturalist With nearly six hundred identified species of birds—and an average of five “new” species discovered annually—Belize is becoming a birding hotspot for amateur and professional birders from around the globe. Thousands of birders visit the country each year to enjoy Belize’s amazing abundance and variety of both temperate and tropical birds in natural habitats that remain largely unspoiled. But until now, despite the growing need for an authoritative identification guide, birders have had to rely on regional field guides that offer only limited information on Belizean birds. Birds of Belize provides the first complete guide to the identification of all currently known species—574 in all. The birds are grouped by families, with an introduction to each family that highlights its uniquely identifying characteristics and behaviors. The species accounts include all the details necessary for field identification: scientific and common names, size, plumage features, thorough voice descriptions, habitat, distribution, and status in Belize. Full color, expertly drawn illustrations by noted bird artist Dana Gardner present male and female, juvenile and adult, and basic and alternate plumages to aid visual identification throughout the year, while 234 range maps show the birds’ distribution and seasonality in Belize. A comprehensive bibliography completes the volume. “A first-class book that will enable users to identify any bird they encounter in Belize.” —Victor Emanuel, President, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
Belize
Author: O. Nigel BollandPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367155094
Category : Belize
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This profile of Belize provides an introduction to the historical background and the contemporary culture, economy, and society of this microstate in light of the country's internal politics and regional relations with other Commonwealth Caribbean nations and the Central American republics.
Children of Belize
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ISBN: 9781575050393
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes life in the small Central American country of Belize while following a variety of children in their daily activities.
Belize Today
Author: Belize in Pictures
Author: Thomas StreissguthPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 1575059584
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the Central American country Belize.