Historical Dictionary of Paraguay (3rd edition)

摘要

It would be difficult to disagree with the general editor of Rowman and Littlefield's series of Historical Dictionaries when he remarks that "Paraguay has certainly had more history than most" countries, thus meriting, in spite of its small population, a volume larger than the average and including more than 1,000 entries of between 30 and nearly 3,000 words, on important persons, places, parties, organizations, ethnic groups and events in Paraguayan history. In the usual manner of the series, these are supplemented by a list of abbreviations and acronyms, a chronology from the Spanish conquest to September 2014, a historical introduction and appendices listing colonial governors, republican presidents and other dignitaries. The bibliography comprises 900 books and articles, mostly in English but with a proportion in Spanish. Recent works are emphasized, as the author explains that the rapidly changing political and economic situation has outdated many of the earlier ones. There are three maps which, as in so many volumes of this series, are hardly adequate in the details they show, considering the great importance that wars and territorial disputes have had for Paraguay.