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Understanding Belize de Alan Twigg

Understanding Belize

Autor Alan Twigg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 mai 2006
Twigg tells the story of Belize, from its bizarre early days as a haven for pirates through its colonial period as British Honduras to its new status as an ecotourism mecca and hotspot for Mayan archaeology. This lively history includes original photos, a comprehensive timeline and a feature on nation founder George Price, the longest serving democratically elected leader in history.
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ISBN-13: 9781550173253
ISBN-10: 1550173251
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: b/w photos & maps
Dimensiuni: 138 x 207 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Harbour Publishing

Cuprins

Welcome to Belize; The Maya; Spanish Eyes; Pirates, Puritans and Politics; The Sucking Colony; Despard's Plight; Mahogany and Other Industries; Humans for Sale; Abolition and Patriotism; Garifuna Exodus; British Honduras; Garveyism to Unionism; Liberator of Belize; Growing Pains; Free at Last; The New Millennium; Tourism.

Notă biografică

Alan Twigg was the founder and for 33 years editor of BC Book World, Canada's largest-circulating publication about books. He has also been contributing editor of Quill & Quire, Canadian books columnist for the Vancouver Province, books columnist for Vancouver magazine, a contributor of profiles to the Toronto Star and the Writers Union of Canada representative on the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing. In 2000, he was the first recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to literature and publishing. In 2015 he received the Order of Canada and in 2016 the BC Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. In 2022 Simon Fraser University awarded him a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, citing his "immense contribution to the promotion of B.C. literature and authors."
Alan is the author of twenty books to date including For Openers: Conversations with 24 Canadian Writers, Hubert Evans: The First Ninety-Three Years, Vancouver and Its Writers, Vander Zalm: from Immigrant to Premier, First Invaders: The Literary Origins of British Columbia and Cuba: 101 Top Historical Sites and Out of Hiding: Holocaust Literature of British Columbia (Ronsdale 2022).