Historical Dictionary Of Panama

Author : Thomas M. Leonard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810878358

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Historical Dictionary of Panama by Thomas M. Leonard Pdf

This Historical Dictionary of Panama covers Panama’s unique history from the time of its Spanish colonization, through its connection to Colombia in the nineteenth century, and its long period of U.S. presence. Throughout these periods, Panama drew the outside world’s attention as a transit route that first connected the west coasts of Latin America and the United States to Western Europe. Thus, in the long history of the isthmus, its transit route has served to move cargo, people, and culture throughout the world. The rich history of Panama is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Panama.

Author : Basil Calvin Hedrick,Anne K. Hedrick
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018222528

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Historical Dictionary of Panama by Basil Calvin Hedrick,Anne K. Hedrick Pdf

Author : Theodore S. Creedman
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000775237

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Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica by Theodore S. Creedman Pdf

The first edition appeared in 1977. Following Creedman's death in 1985, with only the first draft of this updated and expanded edition written, Gary G. Kuhn completed the work, to which the series editor, Laurence Hallewell, has also contributed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Robert Henry Davis
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002858554

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Historical Dictionary of Colombia by Robert Henry Davis Pdf

Provides a quick reference to a nation whose history reaches back to 10,000 BC. Includes material from all major periods, 14th century to the present.

Author : Lyle Spatz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810879546

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Historical Dictionary of Baseball by Lyle Spatz Pdf

Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand Canyon being “just a hole.” Countless others have called baseball “the most elegant game,” and to those who have played it, it’s life. The Historical Dictionary of Baseball is primarily devoted to the major leagues it also includes entries on the minor leagues, the Negro Leagues, women’s baseball, baseball in various other countries, and other non-major league related topics. It traces baseball, in general, and these topics individually, from their beginnings up to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on the roles of the players on the field—batters, pitchers, fielders—as well as non-playing personnel—general managers, managers, coaches, and umpires. There are also entries for individual teams and leagues, stadiums and ballparks, the role of the draft and reserve clause, and baseball’s rules, and statistical categories. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of baseball.

Author : Harvey Kessler Meyer
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015078238816

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Historical Dictionary of Nicaragua by Harvey Kessler Meyer Pdf

Author : Harvey Kessler Meyer,Jessie Hamm Meyer
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of the
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002857960

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Historical Dictionary of Honduras by Harvey Kessler Meyer,Jessie Hamm Meyer Pdf

Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1995 Honduras possesses a remarkable cultural history, and its share of distinguished leaders.

Author : R. Andrew Nickson
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of the Americas
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 0810878194

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Historical Dictionary of Paraguay by R. Andrew Nickson Pdf

Land-locked Paraguay is one of the smaller nations of Latin America, whose global image is now changing very rapidly. In the process, the tired stereotype of a "forgotten" country comprising only military dictators, Nazis, and steam trains is being rapidly discarded. Indeed Paraguay is now no longer off the map and its unique history is attracting growing interest. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Paraguay covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Paraguay.

Author : Leonard C. Schlup,James Gilbert Ryan
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic reference sources
ISBN : 0765621061

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Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age by Leonard C. Schlup,James Gilbert Ryan Pdf

Covers all the people, events, movements, subjects, court cases, inventions, and more that defined the Gilded Age.

Author : Diane Kaufman,Scott Kaufman
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879683

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Historical Dictionary of the Carter Era by Diane Kaufman,Scott Kaufman Pdf

James Earl Carter, Jr. – better known as Jimmy Carter – was not the greatest or most popular president of the United States but he did accomplish quite a lot in the fields of civil rights, energy and foreign policy during his term from 1977 to 1981. However, the economy fared badly and he lost face in his dealings with Iran. So when he left after one term, he was not greatly missed… or so it seemed. For, after the presidency, he made an amazing comeback as a diplomat and trouble-shooter in international crises, becoming an amazing ex-president. And even the earlier views of his presidency have been improving… at least he did not get the country into a war. This rather special trajectory is explained in the Historical Dictionary of the Carter Era, with an obvious focus on his term as president. His run for the presidency and what he did during his term in office is traced carefully by the chronology. The introduction takes a longer view and also puts events in a broader context. Then the dictionary section, with hundreds of detailed and cross-referenced entries, tells us more about his policy in various fields but also how America changed culturally and socially during this period. The extensive bibliography points toward further information, although this book is certainly a good starting point and also a place to refresh one’s memory.

Author : Richard S. Conley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538101810

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Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era by Richard S. Conley Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, events, institutions, policies, and issues.

Author : Kenneth J. Blume
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442273337

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Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I by Kenneth J. Blume Pdf

The period encompassed by this volume—with the start of the Civil War and World War I as bookends—has gone by a number of colorful names: The Imperial Years, The New American Empire, America’s Rise to World Power, Imperial Democracy, The Awkward Years, or Prelude to World Power, for example. A different organizing theme would describe the period as one in which a transformation took place in American foreign relations. But whatever developments or events historians have emphasized, there is general agreement that the period was one in which something changed in the American approach to the world. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about diplomacy during this period.

Author : Larman Curtis Wilson,David W. Dent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173009842576

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Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations by Larman Curtis Wilson,David W. Dent Pdf

Provides a balanced and up-to-date analysis of inter-American organizations with more than 400 entries covering all of the regional economic, political, and security organizations along with the major leaders, key historical events, and significant trends in inter-American relations.

Author : John Grasso
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810878679

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Historical Dictionary of Boxing by John Grasso Pdf

Boxing is one of the oldest sports in the world, reaching back to the Ancient Greeks, although it has become popular only in the past century or so. But, in some ways, it is a rather complicated sport since – to avoid unnecessary harm – it has been endowed with rules to keep it clean, referees to see the rules are obeyed, and organizations to regulate the sport. Boxing was once largely amateur, although the professional bouts attracted the most attention, but now it is also an Olympic sport. And, over the years, there has been one champion after another who symbolized what boxing was all about, such Joe Louis, Mohammad Ali and Cassius Clay. Naturally, these champions are the focus of the Historical Dictionary of Boxing as well, and they have the biggest entries in the dictionary section, but they had to fight against someone and there are dozens and dozens of other boxers with smaller entries. More of these boxers come from the United States than elsewhere, but there are others from Europe, Asia and Latin America, and there are also entries on the major boxing countries as well. Plus entries on the rules, on the organizations, and on the technical terminology and jargon you have to know just to follow the bouts. The introduction provides a broad view of boxing’s history while the chronology traces events from 688 B.C. to 2012 A.D. Not all that much has been written on boxing that is not ephemeral, but much of that literature can be found in the bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of boxing.

Author : Rene De La Pedraja
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313035029

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A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry by Rene De La Pedraja Pdf

A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. Over 500 entries describe people, private companies, business and labor groups, engineering and technological developments, government agencies, terms, key laws, landmark cases, issues, events, and ships of note. Short lists of references for further reading accompany these entries. Appendices include a chronology, diagrams of government organizations, and lists of business and labor groups by founding dates. An unusually extensive index lends itself to the varying research interests of students, teachers, and professionals in maritime and economic history, business-labor-government relations, and military studies.