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Book SynopsisAccounts of the international relations of Central America have been dominated by the role of the United States and Great Britain. The role of France in Central America has largely been overshadowed by the other great powers.
Trade ReviewTom Schoonover has filled a vacuum in the literature on Central America's nineteenth-century foreign relations with this volume. Meticulously and heavily documented, this work has given us a much-needed account of not only French diplomatic interest in the isthmus, but also French economic and cultural involvement there. Schoonover’s presentation of this research within a framework of social imperialism also offers a provocative and meaningful interpretation of the period. -- Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., Texas Christian University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Abbreviations Used in Notes Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Early French Interests in Central America, 1820-1848 Chapter 5 Napoleon III's New Empire: Colonies, Trade, and Military Bases, 1848-1871 Chapter 6 Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Panama Canal, 1871-1889 Chapter 7 The Aftermath fo the Universal Interoceanic Canal Company, 1889-1903 Chapter 8 Cooperation with the United States, 1903-1914 Chapter 9 The Great War in Central America, 1914-1920 Chapter 10 A Modest Revival: Trade and Investment in the 1920s Chapter 11 Conclusion and Epilogue Chapter 12 Appendix: French Economic Ties with Central America, 1827-1943 Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index
