Dividing the Isthmus Central American Transnational Histories, Literatures, and Cultures

In 1899, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) was officially incorporated in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning an era of economic, diplomatic, and military interventions in Central America. This event marked the inception of the struggle for economic, political, and cultural autonomy in Central America as...

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Main Author Rodríguez, Ana Patricia
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin University of Texas Press 2009
Edition1
Subjects
Caribbean & Latin American
LITERARY CRITICISM
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  • Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Central American Transisthmian Histories, Literatures, and Cultures CHAPTER 1. Costa Rican Grounds and the Founding of the Coffee Republics CHAPTER 2. Nations Divided: U.S. Intervention, Banana Enclaves, and the Panama Canal CHAPTER 3. The Power of Indigo: Testimonio, Historiography, and Revolution in Cuzcatl CHAPTER 4. K’atun Turning in Greater Guatemala: Trauma, Impunity, and Diaspora CHAPTER 5. The War at Home: Latina/o Solidarity and Central American Immigration CHAPTER 6. “Departamento 15”: Salvadoran Transnational Migration and Narration CHAPTER 7. Wasted Opportunities: Central America after the Revolutions EPILOGUE. Weathering the Storm: Central America in the Twenty-first Century Notes Works Cited Index Cover Frontmatter
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Central American Transisthmian Histories, Literatures, and Cultures -- CHAPTER 1. Costa Rican Grounds and the Founding of the Coffee Republics -- CHAPTER 2. Nations Divided: U.S. Intervention, Banana Enclaves, and the Panama Canal -- CHAPTER 3. The Power of Indigo: Testimonio, Historiography, and Revolution in Cuzcatlán -- CHAPTER 4. K'atun Turning in Greater Guatemala: Trauma, Impunity, and Diaspora -- CHAPTER 5. The War at Home: Latina/o Solidarity and Central American Immigration -- CHAPTER 6. "Departamento 15": Salvadoran Transnational Migration and Narration -- CHAPTER 7. Wasted Opportunities: Central America after the Revolutions -- EPILOGUE. Weathering the Storm: Central America in the Twenty-first Century -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index