Booth, John A., Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker. "Understanding Central America" (Sixth Edition).

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Booth, John A., Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker. Understanding Central America (Sixth Edition). Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2015.

In 1990, as a graduate student at Ohio University, I was introduced to the first edition of Understanding Central America by coauthor Thomas W. Walker. New to Latin American Studies, I was grateful for Understanding Central America's survey of the five Latin American isthmian countries. The book's historical, political, and economic overview of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica was a useful introduction. The utility of Understanding Central America as an introductory text continues in the recently released sixth edition coauthored by John A. Booth, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of North Texas; Christine J. Wade, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College; and Thomas W. Walker, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ohio University.

This latest edition retains its orientation toward the newcomer to Central American...