Honduras: a country study

by Merrill, Tim

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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):For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:1995.

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Title screen viewed on April 7, 2014.

"Research completed December 1993."

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0844408360, 9780844408361
oclc:ocn878914201
LC Classification:F1503
Dewey Decimal:972.83

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…