Praise for the previous editions: ..".well researched...concise...interesting..."--American Reference Books Annual

This is the first interpretive history of Central America by a Central American historian to be published in English. Anyone with an interest in current events

Presents a comprehensive history of Central America, including the early pre-Columbian cultures and economic challenges currently being faced.

"The Breve Historia offers a Latin American point of view . . . and a more explicitly political focus on the twentieth century. . . . It is stimulating reading

Central Americans are the third largest and fastest growing Latino population in the United States. And yet, despite their demographic presence, there has been