themark

Do you know any good books about the political history of Panama?

Lalaguayaba

The history of Panama is very political in nature, largely due to the international nature of its initial colonization (everyone from the Spanish to the Scots,) use as source of raw material and labor for Europe, to its canal-building attemps from France and the U.S.
As always, check your local library; as much as I love the internet, it is not going to list the wonderful books published decades ago on the subject--the coolest book I've come across was a photographic history of the canal building project published in 1933 that I bought for my mother as a Christmas gift. Should you need to use the 'net, find your local library's site and execute a search there...

Next stop, Amazon:
Amazon.com: History of Panama - Amazon.com: Books

Cheers.

coolandhot

Maybe you can print out the list from Lalaguayaba and take it to your local library, and look for a few books on the subject.

Lalaguayaba

Most of the newer books available on Amazon are not in your libraries, or are only available through request; the best way will be to actually go to the library and look for them!
And if that is too much, search your local library from the net--I do it all the time to request books that I want to read; you search, put in a request, and the library holds them for you.
If your local library does not have a web presence, then, of course, you actually have to use those research skills you developed as a kid pawing through microfiche and a card catalog!

Cheers.