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Belize
Belize
Bolland, O. Nigel. Belize: A New Nation in Central America. Westview, 1986. Overview of Belize's Mayan past, Spanish and English colonialism, and the country's emergence as an independent nation.
Bolland, O. Nigel. The Formation of a Colonial Society: Belize, from Conquest to Crown Colony. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977. A study of colonial, socioeconomic, and political developments in the former colony of British Honduras.
Conroy, Richard T. Our Man in Belize: A Memoir. Thomas Dunne, 1997. This humorous memoir of a diplomat's experience in Belize captures the awkward situations that cross-cultural relationships can bring.
Moberg, Mark. Citrus, Strategy and Class: The Politics of Development in Southern Belize. University of Iowa Press, 1992. A compelling argument that Belizeans are not pawns in the world economy but active participants in their country's development.
Wright, Ronald. Time Among the Maya: Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Holt, 1995. A revealing portrait of present-day Mayans as the bearers of their ancient heritage.
Central America as a whole
Arnold, Caroline. City of the Gods. Clarion, 1994. A photographic journey through the ancient Aztec city of Teotihuacán; for younger readers.
Booth, John A., and Thomas W. Walker. Understanding Central America. Westview, 1993, 1999. A thorough guide to the political and social complexities of the region.
Bunson, Stephen M., and Margaret E. Bunson. Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesoamerica. Facts on File, 1996. Guide to the people, places, and history of the region.
Dominguez, Jorge I., and Marc Lindenberg, eds. Democratic Transitions in Central America. University Press of Florida, 1997. A study of the transition from civil war to democracy as experienced in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Drew, David. The Lost Chronicles of the Maya Kings. University of California Press, 2000. This study provides new evidence on the ruin of the Maya empire.
Reddish, Paul. Spirits of the Jaguar: The Natural History and Ancient Civilizations of the Caribbean and Central America. BBC/Parkwest, 1997. An illustrated companion to the popular BBC-PBS television series on the natural history of the region.
Sieder, Rachel, ed. Central America: Fragile Transition. St. Martin's, 1996. Explores the nature of democratic transition following the abatement of civil wars in the region.
Wallace, David Rains. The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America. Sierra Club, 1997. The biological and geological evolution of the land bridge between the Americas.
Weaver, Frederick Stirton. Inside the Volcano: The History and Political Economy of Central America. Westview, 1994. Central America's colonial past and its effect on current political and social structures.
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For younger readers
Morrison, Marion. Belize. Children's Press, 1996. For readers in grades 5 to 8.
Staub, Frank. Children of Belize. Carolrhoda, 1997. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

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