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
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O
- Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
Notes
"Research completed December 1993."
Supercedes the 1983 ed. of Honduras : a country study, edited by James D. Rudolph and issued by Foreign Area Studies, American University.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxx, 318 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0844408360, 9780844408361
- oclc:ocm31434665
- LC Classification:F1503
- 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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