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Empires in the Wilderness - Foreign Colonization and Development in Guatemala, 1834-1844

English · Paperback / Softback

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This is the account of a series of enterprises undertaken in Guatemala during the 1830s in an attempt to draw immigrants and capital from Europe to continue the subjugation of the vast unpeopled wastes. It is a record of failure, but a failure--like many others--from which much is to be learned.

Originally published in 1965.

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This is the account of a series of enterprises undertaken in Guatemala during the 1830s in an attempt to draw immigrants and capital from Europe to continue the subjugation of the vast unpeopled wastes. It is a record of failure, but a failure - like many others - from which much is to be learned.

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Authors William J Griffith, William J. Griffith
Publisher University Of North Carolina
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.06.2012
 
EAN 9780807873793
ISBN 978-0-8078-7379-3
No. of pages 346
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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