Reinterpreting the Banana Republic: Region and State in Honduras, 1870-1972

by Darío A. Euraque

Book Overview

In this new analysis of Honduran social and political development, Dar degreeso Euraque explains why Honduras escaped the pattern of revolution and civil wars suffered by its neighbors Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Within this comparative framework, he challenges the traditional Banana Republic 'theory' and its assumption that multinational corporations completely controlled state formation in Central America. Instead, he demonstrates how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080784604X
• ISBN13: 9780807846049
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"