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"The "Breve Historia offers a Latin American point of view . . . and a more explicitly political focus on the twentieth century. . . . It is stimulating reading and usefully controversial in some places. For now, it is probably the best single short history available."--Brian Loveman, San Diego State University"He demonstrates a fine talent for isolating and depicting major themes in the history of an area otherwise portrayed with great confusion. . . . I think he offers a masterful synthesis."--E. Bradford Burns, University of California, Los AngelesPerez-Brignoll, Hector is the author of 'Brief History of Central America', published 1989 under ISBN 9780520068322 and ISBN 0520068327.
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