Dividing the Isthmus [[electronic resource] ] : Central American transnational histories, literatures, and cultures / / by Ana Patricia Rodríguez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453870903321
• Autore: Rodríguez Ana Patricia <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2009
• ISBN: 0-292-79372-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.805
• Soggetti: Central American literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Electronic books.; Central America History; Central America Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Central American Transisthmian histories, literatures, and cultures -- Costa Rican grounds and the founding of the coffee republics -- Nations divided : U.S. intervention, banana enclaves, and the Panama Canal -- The power of indigo : testimonio, historiography, and revolution in Cuzcatlán -- K'atun turning in greater Guatemala : trauma, impunity, and diaspora -- The war at home : Latina/o solidarity and Central American immigration -- "Departamento 15" : Salvadoran transnational migration and narration -- Wasted opportunities : Central America after the revolutions -- Epilogue: Weathering the storm : Central America in the twenty-first century.