Belize's independence and decolonization in Latin America : Guatemala, Britain, and the UN / Assad Shoman.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Shoman, Assad.

Series:

• Studies of the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United Nations.
• International relations.
• History.
• Globalization.
• Decolonization.
• Autonomy and independence movements.
• Belize--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
• Decolonization--Belize--History.
• Globalization--Belize--History--20th century.
• Belize--Foreign relations--Guatemala.
• Belize--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
• United Nations--History--20th century.
• Guatemala--Foreign relations--Belize.
• Great Britain--Foreign relations--Belize.
• Great Britain.
• Belize.
• Guatemala.

Physical Description:

xxii, 250 pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• Introduction: Decolonization by internationalization
• The Guatemalan claim and decolonization
• Negotiation and mediation (1962-1972)
• Heavy lobbying, hard bargaining (1938-1975)
• Internationalization emergent (1975)
• Internationalization ascendant (1976-1977)
• Internationalization triumphant (1978-1981)
• Conclusions: The power of the conjuncture
• Appendix.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780230620667
• 0230620663

OCLC:

429024159