Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-361) and index.

This is the second edition of what has come to be regarded as the "best overall modern history of Central America." Thoroughly revised and updated, it includes the most recent developments in the region's ever-turbulent history--from the Sandinista overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua to the continuing violence in Guatemala and El Salvador. Focusing on the long-term historical patterns and the internal developments on the isthmus, Woodward skillfully integrates the histories of the five republics into a single, coherent story of their shared past which has divided Central Americans as much as it has held them together. The author is professor of Latin American History at Tulane University. ISBN 0-19-503592-5: $19.95.

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