“Billed as a mini-encyclopedia, this work provides a social, economic, geographical, and historical view of Belize. Setzekorn furnishes useful information for those with a general interest of Belize.“
Library Journal
“Formerly British Honduras is the first objective and comprehensive study of this small Central American county.”
Hayward Daily Review
“There is nothing available in the libraries right now on Belize. Formerly British Honduras covers every aspect of the subject.”
Menlo-Atherton Recorder
William Setzekorn weaves the folklore, facts, history, culture, economics and geography of Belize into an exciting mini-encyclopedia. His portrait of this proud new nation is painted with humor, gentleness, fact and empathy presenting a credible picture of modern day Belize. Reading with the ease and excitement of a novel it is more than a history book, a travelog or an encyclopedia giving the reader a feeling of kinship with the struggles and joy of this tiny new nation.
A mixture of Africans, Mestizos, East Indians, Europeans, Syrians, Lebanese, Mayans, and Chinese; Belize has grown into a heterogenous mosaic of a strong and brave country which is no bigger than Cambridge, Massachusetts. Studying the influences of British domination and Spanish intimidation up to the recent movements for self-government and independence, Setzekorn presents to the reader an accounting of Belizean social and political vicissitudes—a long and tortuous, yet coherent, struggle for national and cultural identity.
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