Honduras: a country study

by Merrill, Tim

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Honduras : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Tim L. Merrill.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1995.
  • Edition:3rd ed

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Notes

In LLMC.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 18 octobre 2012).

"Research completed December 1993."

"DA-PAM 550-151"-

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (xxx, 318 pages) : : illustrations, cartes, fichiers PDF.

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1132185463
  • LC Classification:D410.A732
  • Dewey Decimal:972.83

Table of Contents

Pre-Columbian society. The Mayan heritage ; Other indigenous groups -- Spanish conquest and settlement. The initial explorations ; The era of the conquistadors -- Colonial Honduras. The spread of colonization and the growth of mining ; Colonial society, economy, and government ; Anglo-Spanish rivalry -- The early independence years, 1821-99. The collapse of Spanish rule ; The United Provinces of Central America ; The development of an independent nation, 1838-99 -- Banana boats and gunboats: the rise of United States influence, 1899-1932. The growth of the banana industry ; The expanded role of the United States ; The threat of renewed instability, 1919-24 ; The restoration of order, 1925-31 -- Strongman rule, 1932-63. The era of Tiburcio Carí́as Andino, 1932-54 ; Aborted reform, 1954-63 -- Military rule and international conflict, 1963-78. War with El Salvador ; Military rule and reform -- The return to civilian rule, 1978-82 -- Honduras in the middle: United States policy and the Central American crisis. The Suazo Córdova administration: Caudillo politics in the shadow of the military ; Honduras and the Nicaraguan conflict ; The struggle of electoral democracy: the elections of 1…

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Subjects

Honduras

Writers

Merrill, Tim

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