| Belize Formerly British Honduras: A Profile of the New Nation of Belize Revised Edition Contributor(s): Setzekorn, William David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821405683 ISBN-13: 9780821405680 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1981 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America |
| Dewey: 972.82 |
| LCCN: 81080917 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.56" W x 9.12" (0.94 lbs) 299 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Setzekorn weaves the folklore, facts, history, culture, economics and geography of Belize into an exciting mini-encyclopedia. His portrait of this proud new nation is painted with humor, gentleness, fact and empathy presenting a credible picture of modern day Belize. Reading with the ease and excitement of a novel it is more than a history book, a travelog or an encyclopedia giving the reader a feeling of kinship with the struggles and joy of this tiny new nation. A mixture of Africans, Mestizos, East Indians, Europeans, Syrians, Lebanese, Mayans, and Chinese; Belize has grown into a heterogenous mosaic of a strong and brave country which is no bigger than Cambridge, Massachusetts. Studying the influences of British domination and Spanish intimidation up to the recent movements for self-government and independence, Setzekorn presents to the reader an accounting of Belizean social and political vicissitudes a long and tortuous, yet coherent, struggle for national and cultural identity." |