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The French in Central America. Culture and Commerce, 1820-1930.
Thomas D. Schoonover
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Hardback. Accounts of the international relations of Central America have been dominated by the role of the United States and Great Britain. The role of France in Central America has largely been overshadowed by the other great powers. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 244 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Accounts of the international relations of Central America have been dominated by the role of the United States and Great Britain. The role of France in Central America has largely been overshadowed by the other great powers. In a well-written, tight, and masterful synthesis, Thomas Schoonover redresses this imbalance. Based on exhaustive multinational archival research, The French in Central America: Culture and Commerce, 1820-1930 details French attempts to establish a sphere of influence in Central America amongst the machinations of the British, Germans, and U.S. who all sought to dominate trade in Central America, control transit routes between the oceans, ... Read more
Accounts of the international relations of Central America have been dominated by the role of the United States and Great Britain. The role of France in Central America has largely been overshadowed by the other great powers. In a well-written, tight, and masterful synthesis, Thomas Schoonover redresses this imbalance. Based on exhaustive multinational archival research, The French in Central America: Culture and Commerce, 1820-1930 details French attempts to establish a sphere of influence in Central America amongst the machinations of the British, Germans, and U.S. who all sought to dominate trade in Central America, control transit routes between the oceans, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Series
Latin American Silhouettes
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842027922
SKU
V9780842027922
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Reviews for The French in Central America. Culture and Commerce, 1820-1930.
Tom Schoonover has filled a vacuum in the literature on Central America's nineteenth-century foreign relations with this volume. Meticulously and heavily documented, this work has given us a much-needed account of not only French diplomatic interest in the isthmus, but also French economic and cultural involvement there. Schoonover’s presentation of this research within a framework of social imperialism also offers ... Read more