A history of Belize : nation in the making / [edited by Robert Leslie ; illustrations by Rachael Heusner].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leslie, Robert.

Series:

Olympia explorer series

Explorer

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belize--History.

Belize.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Edition:

15th rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize : Cubola Productions, 2008.

Summary:

"A History of Belize, Nation in the Making traces the history of our country. It focusses [sic] on how we became what we are today. it travels through time and gives us the opportunity to study the complex society which we have inherited. History is never complete for we create history each day. The people, places and events presented in this book show us how important history is to a nation. We cannot move constructively into the future unless we understand the past and benefit from that knowledge. This book helps us to do just that.''--p. 4 of cover.

Contents:

The First People of the Americas

European rivalries in the Caribbean

The Spanish and British in Belize

Slavery and the slave trade

Slavery in Belize

The dominance of Forestry

The monopolization of land

The suppression of agriculture

How colonialism underdeveloped Belize

Workers' resistance

The nationalist movement

A society transformed

Regional influences in Belize

Belize on the world stage.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

976814209X

9789768142092

OCLC:

719673662