Formerly British Honduras : a profile of the new nation of Belize / William David Setzekorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Setzekorn, William David, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belize.

Physical Description:

ix, 299 pages : maps, portrait ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 1981.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

2. The People and Their Culture 15

3. Geography 69

4. Land of the Mysterious Maya 102

5. Land of Pirates and Loggers (1600-1800) 127

6. Land of Eternal Conflict (1800-1900) 151

7. Land of Hurricanes and Underdeveloped Resources (1900-1975) 199

8. Land of Promise (1975- ) 236.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [289]-295.

ISBN:

0821405683

OCLC:

7638498