Worth
reading on... CENTRAL AMERICA
Nacla
Report on the Americas. Published bi-monthly by NACLA,151
West 19th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011. A respected
radical journal with detailed, in-depth reporting on all Latin America
and the Caribbean. Write for complete subscription information.
Central America: A Nation Divided. Ralph Lee
Woodward, Jr. Oxford University Press, New York, 1976. A well-written
history of Central America by a US academic. Highly recommended general
introduction to the region.
Latin America Newsletters. Publish a weekly newsletter
as well as occasional special regional reports on Central America
and the Caribbean. Probably the best, consistently well-informed publication
on all Latin America. Subscription rates make it prohibitive for individuals
but good reference libraries should carry it. For further information
write to: 90/93 Cowcross Street, London ECI.
Agribusiness in the Americas. Roger Burbach and
Pat Flynn, Monthly Review Press, New York and London, 1980. A
detailed, comprehensive study of modern agriculture and its impact
on growing rural landlessness. Excellent case studies.
Central American Update. Published monthly by
the Latin America Working Group and the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith
and Justice, Box 2207, Station P, Toronto, Canada. A readable
combination of hard news and analysis, especially valuable for detailed
research work.
Nicaragua: A People's Revolution. Philip Wheaton
and Yvonne Dilling. EPICA Task Force, Washington, 1981. A popularly-written
primer on the background to the Sardinista victory in Nicaragua. A
good chapter on the new government's goals but extremely detailed
on the civil war itself.
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