Formerly British Honduras: A Profile of the New Nation of BelizeOhio University Press, 1981 - 299 pagina's 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. Book jacket. |
Inhoudsopgave
Resources 19001975 | 199 |
Land of Promise 1975 | 236 |
Epilogue | 281 |
Copyright | |
2 andere gedeelten niet getoond
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Formerly British Honduras: A Profile of the New Nation of Belize William David Setzekorn Fragmentweergave - 1975 |
Formerly British Honduras: A Profile of the New Nation of Belize William David Setzekorn Fragmentweergave - 1981 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
African agricultural Altun Ambergris Cay Barrier Reef Bay Settlement became Belize City Belize River Belize's Belizean Belmopan Black Caribs boundaries Britain British Honduras buccaneers building capital Caribbean Cay Caulker Cayo District Central American century ceremonial centers chicle citrus civilization coast coconut colony's coral Corozal Town Creole crop culture early economic elected export feet fishermen fishing foreign forest George's Cay Governor Guatemala Hondo hurricane Hurricane Hattie important industry island Jamaica jungle labor land living lobster loggers logwood London mahogany major Maya civilization Maya Indian ment Mestizo Mexican Mexico miles million Mosquito Mosquito Coast native Orange Walk Orange Walk District party percent Peten plant political population pounds Price production Punta Gorda Radio Belize road settlers ships slaves southern Spain Spanish Stann Creek sugar Superintendent tion tourist trade treaty trees Turneffe United West Indies Yucatan