Banana Republic The Rape Of Central America
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Banana Republic The Rape Of Central America
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Author : Frank C. Newby
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-11-21
Banana Republic The Rape Of Central America written by Frank C. Newby and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-21 with categories.
Banana Republic is the story of a land mass which connects two continents. On its West Coast it has almost continuous range of mountains, some of which are volcanic. The entire length of Central America is in the Pacific rim of fire and often racked by earthquakes and ravaged by hurricanes. The seven nations of Central America have traditionally been the lunchbox of the great corporations and greedy nations. They have been used for their minerals, their natural resources, and their indigenous people. The mixed races of Central America have been the labor source of enormous riches. Almost all of the native peoples of Central America have been slaves at some point in history. Primarily none of the seven countries have ever achieved a stable and honest government. They have been wracked by revolution and civil wars throughout their history. This book is a story of the history and geography of a little-known part of the world. The geography ranges from arid desert, to mountainous terrain and impenetrable tropical jungles. Over the last 50 years it has been the home of the enormously wealthy drug cartels. Most of the ingredients used in the drugs can be grown in this climate and the governments mostly are amenable to allowing these illegal practices for a small payoff. The average reader will be shocked by some of the stories portrayed between the covers of this book.
Reinterpreting The Banana Republic
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Author : Darío A. Euraque
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2000-11-09
Reinterpreting The Banana Republic written by Darío A. Euraque and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-09 with History categories.
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 local society in Honduras's North Coast banana-exporting region influenced national political development. According to Euraque, the reformism of the 1970s, which prevented social and political polarization in the 1980s, originated in the local politics of San Pedro Sula and other cities along the North Coast. Moreover, Euraque shows that by the 1960s, the banana-growing areas had become bastions of liberalism, led by local capitalists and organized workers. This regional political culture directly influenced events at the national level, argues Euraque. Specifically, the military coup of 1972 drew its ideology and civilian leaders from the North Coast, and as a result, the new regime was able to successfully channel popular unrest into state-sponsored reform projects. Based on long-ignored sources in Honduran and American archives and on interviews, the book signals a major reinterpretation of modern Honduran history.
Jungle Capitalists
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Author : Peter Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2009-08-06
Jungle Capitalists written by Peter Chapman and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-06 with History categories.
In this powerful and gripping book, Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the banana importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized greed of today's multinational companies. From the business's 19th Century beginnings in the jungles of Costa Rica, via the mass-marketing of the banana as the original fast food, United Fruit's involvement in bloody coups in Guatemala and El Salvador, the mid-1970s and the spectacular suicide on Park Avenue of the company's chairman, from its bullying business practices to its covert links to the US government, United Fruit blazed the trail of global capitalism through the 20th Century. Chapman weaves a dramatic tale of big business, lies and power to show how one company pioneered the growth of globalization and - in doing so - has helped farm the banana to the point of extinction.
Bananas
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Author : Peter Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2022-12-15
Bananas written by Peter Chapman and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-15 with Business & Economics categories.
In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., with not just clever marketing, but covert CIA operations, bloody coups and brutalised workforces. And how along the way they turned the banana into a blueprint for a new model of unfettered global capitalism: one that serves corporate power at any cost.
Pop Culture In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-07-28
Pop Culture In Latin America And The Caribbean written by Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-28 with History categories.
This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent times, Latin American influences have permeated American culture through music, movies, television, and literature. This sweeping volume serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, focusing on Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Costa Rica, among other areas. The work encourages hands-on engagement with the popular culture in these places, making such suggestions as Brazilian films to rent or where to find Venezuelan music on the Internet. To start, the book covers various perspectives and issues of these regions, including the influence of the United States, how the idea of machismo reflects on the portrayal of women in these societies, and the representation of Latino-Caribo cultures in film and other mediums. Entries cover key trends, people, events, and products from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Each section gives detailed information and profound insights into some of the more academic—and often controversial—debates on the subject, while the inclusion of the Internet, social media, and video games make the book timely and relevant.
Banana Republic
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Author : Eric Sean Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Banana Republic written by Eric Sean Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Central America categories.
When William Sydney Porter faces prison for embezzlement in Austin, Texas, he catches the first tramp steamer to Central America. The year is 1905. He washes up in the town of Coralio, in a country with no extradition treaty with the U.S. and a government at the mercy of American scoundrels, drunks, and robber-barons. Porter establishes himself as a newspaper printer, despite violent opposition from the most powerful individual in the country--Walter Whitaker, the president of the Vesuvius Fruit Company. Whitaker sees Porter's newspaper as a threat to his plans to overthrow the government and install a puppet who will give him concessions to build a railroad to the new Panama Canal. Loosely based on the history of U.S. intervention in the “banana wars” of the early twentieth century, as well as on the life and stories of O. Henry, Banana Republic is a comic tale of greed, ambition, and gunboat diplomacy.
Population Growth In Latin America And U S National Security
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Author : John Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-10-02
Population Growth In Latin America And U S National Security written by John Saunders and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-02 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with both population growth in Latin America and the possible consequences of this growth for the security of the USA. The text analyses the demographic dimensions of the phenomenon and then considers the consequences for US security. It was the first time that the interrelations between national security and population growth were systematically analyzed. The book predicts the raid population growth would have serious economic, social and strategic implications for the USA and rightly predicts the adoption of draconian measures to stem the flow of illegal migrants. Although some aspects of the political landscape have changed since original publication the issue of migration to the USA from Latin America has lost none of its relevance.
The Banana Men
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Author : Lester D. Langley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Banana Men written by Lester D. Langley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Ambitious entrepreneurs, isthmian politicians, and mercenaries who dramatically altered Central America's political culture, economies, and even its traditional social values populate this lively story of a generation of North and Central Americans and their roles in the transformation of Central America from the late nineteenth century until the onset of the Depression. The Banana Men is a study of modernization, its benefits, and its often frightful costs. The political and social turmoil of modern Central America cannot be understood without reference to the fifty-year epoch in which the United States imposed its political and economic influence on vulnerable Central American societies. The predicament of Central Americans today, as isthmian peoples know, is rooted in their past, and North Americans have had a great deal to do with the shaping of their history, for better or worse.
After The Dance The Drums Are Heavy
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Author : Rebecca Dirksen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-12-31
After The Dance The Drums Are Heavy written by Rebecca Dirksen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-31 with Music categories.
Richly ethnographic and a compelling read, After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy is a study of carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti. The book explores how the self-declared president of konpa Sweet Micky (Michel Martelly) rose to the nation's highest office while methodically crafting a political product inherently entangled with his musical product. It offers deep historical perspective on the characteristics of carnivalesque verbal play-and the performative skillset of the artist (Sweet Micky) who dominated carnival for more than a decade-including vulgarities and polemics. Yet there has been profound resistance to this brand of politics led by many other high-profile artists, including Matyas and Jòj, Brothers Posse, Boukman Eksperyans, and RAM. These groups have each released popular carnival songs that have contributed to the public's discussions on what civic participation and citizenship in Haiti can and should be. Drawing on more than a decade and a half of ethnographic research, Rebecca Dirksen presents an in-depth consideration of politically and socially engaged music and what these expressions mean for the Haitian population in the face of challenging political and economic circumstances. After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy centers the voices of Haitian musicians and regular citizens by extensively sharing interviews and detailed analyses of musical performance in the context of contemporary events well beyond the musical realm.
Reinterpreting The Banana Republic
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Author : Dario A. Euraque
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Reinterpreting The Banana Republic written by Dario A. Euraque and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.