Author: A. Shoman
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023010648X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Belize, a small British colony in Central America faced with a territorial claim and military threats from neighboring Guatemala, overcame disadvantages of size and power by implementing a strategy of internationalization that utilized new international norms and international organizations, in particular the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations. This book, written by a key player in the independence struggle, details the history of the territorial claim and of the international campaign that made it possible for Belize to achieve secure independence with all its territory despite pressures from Britain and the United States to cede land and compromise its sovereignty.
Belize’s Independence and Decolonization in Latin America
Author: A. Shoman
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023010648X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Belize, a small British colony in Central America faced with a territorial claim and military threats from neighboring Guatemala, overcame disadvantages of size and power by implementing a strategy of internationalization that utilized new international norms and international organizations, in particular the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations. This book, written by a key player in the independence struggle, details the history of the territorial claim and of the international campaign that made it possible for Belize to achieve secure independence with all its territory despite pressures from Britain and the United States to cede land and compromise its sovereignty.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023010648X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Belize, a small British colony in Central America faced with a territorial claim and military threats from neighboring Guatemala, overcame disadvantages of size and power by implementing a strategy of internationalization that utilized new international norms and international organizations, in particular the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations. This book, written by a key player in the independence struggle, details the history of the territorial claim and of the international campaign that made it possible for Belize to achieve secure independence with all its territory despite pressures from Britain and the United States to cede land and compromise its sovereignty.
The Economic History of Belize
Author: Barbara Bulmer-Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768161390
Category : Belize
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768161390
Category : Belize
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
13 chapters of a history of Belize
Race, Class, and the Politics of Decolonization
Author: Colin Clarke
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137540788
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book offers a detailed picture of Jamaica before and after independence. A 1961 journal sheds light on the political and social context before independence, while a 1968 journal shows how independence dissolved dissident forces and identifies the origins of Jamaica's current two party politics.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137540788
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book offers a detailed picture of Jamaica before and after independence. A 1961 journal sheds light on the political and social context before independence, while a 1968 journal shows how independence dissolved dissident forces and identifies the origins of Jamaica's current two party politics.
The Bay of Pigs
Author: Howard Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019975425X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Jones provides an account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of the Bay of Pigs by U.S.-trained exiles.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019975425X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Jones provides an account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of the Bay of Pigs by U.S.-trained exiles.
New Political Spaces in Latin American Natural Resource Governance
Author: H. Haarstad
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137073721
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Case studies written by anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists provide empirical detail and analytical insight into states' and communities' relations to natural resource sectors, and show how resource dependencies continue to shape their political spaces.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137073721
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Case studies written by anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists provide empirical detail and analytical insight into states' and communities' relations to natural resource sectors, and show how resource dependencies continue to shape their political spaces.
Boundary Disputes in Latin America
Author: Jorge I. Domínguez
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boundary disputes
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boundary disputes
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Politics and Violence in Central America and the Caribbean
Author: Hannes Warnecke-Berger
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319897829
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth empirical research. It combines the Caribbean and Central America into a single comparative research that explores the historical (from the conquista onwards) as well as contemporary causes of violence in these societies. The volume focuses on forms of violence such as gang violence, police violence, every day forms of violence, vigilantism, and organized crime. The analysis provides a theoretical perspective that bridges political economy as well as cultural approaches in violence research. As such, it will be of interest to readers studying development, violence, political, Central American, and Caribbean studies.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319897829
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth empirical research. It combines the Caribbean and Central America into a single comparative research that explores the historical (from the conquista onwards) as well as contemporary causes of violence in these societies. The volume focuses on forms of violence such as gang violence, police violence, every day forms of violence, vigilantism, and organized crime. The analysis provides a theoretical perspective that bridges political economy as well as cultural approaches in violence research. As such, it will be of interest to readers studying development, violence, political, Central American, and Caribbean studies.
Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023
Author: Tom Lansford
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 1071853066
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 7442
Book Description
The Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2022-2023 edition continues to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country′s governmental and political makeup. Tom Lansford has compiled in one place more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, this volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. And this update will aim to include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years.
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 1071853066
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 7442
Book Description
The Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2022-2023 edition continues to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country′s governmental and political makeup. Tom Lansford has compiled in one place more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, this volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. And this update will aim to include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years.
2010
Author: Massimo Mastrogregori
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110341743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Every year, the Bibliography catalogues the most important new publications, historiographical monographs, and journal articles throughout the world, extending from prehistory and ancient history to the most recent contemporary historical studies. Within the systematic classification according to epoch, region, and historical discipline, works are also listed according to author’s name and characteristic keywords in their title.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110341743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Every year, the Bibliography catalogues the most important new publications, historiographical monographs, and journal articles throughout the world, extending from prehistory and ancient history to the most recent contemporary historical studies. Within the systematic classification according to epoch, region, and historical discipline, works are also listed according to author’s name and characteristic keywords in their title.