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HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF HONDURAS
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| By: |
Harvey K. Meyer, Jessie H. Meyer |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£158.00 |
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£142.20 |
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£15.80 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0810828456 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780810828452 |
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| Publisher: |
SCARECROW PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 1994 |
| Edition: |
2nd Edition |
| Series: |
Historical Dictionaries of the Americas 25 |
| Pages: |
736 |
| Description: |
Honduras possesses a remarkable cultural history, and its share of distinguished leaders. |
| Synopsis: |
Honduras, one of five original Central American states, became a separate republic in 1839 following independence in 1821. It is perhaps least-known of the five. Located centrally in the isthmian area, pre-historic Honduras was the site of a swirling encounter of major cultures-Nahua, Maya, Chibcha. A similar maelstrom has been the bloody internecine warfare of the past century and a half. Mountainous, long inaccessible, exploited rather than developed, Honduras nevertheless possesses a remarkable cultural history, and its share of distinguished leaders such as Francisco Morazan, often compared to George Washington and Simon Bolivar. Honduras has a wealth of natural resources, from minerals amd timber to agriculture and fisheries. Literally devoted to banana culture, its political and military patterns have earned the term "banana republic"; its poverty is second only to that of Haiti in the Western hemisphere. Events of the 1980's decade brought Honduras to the fore-front of world attention because of the Contra-Sandinista border encounters and the extensive United States military build up, economic power, and political influence. |
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US |
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Scarecrow Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1995. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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