| The Banana Men: American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930 Contributor(s): Langley, Lester D. (Author), Schoonover, Thomas D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813108365 ISBN-13: 9780813108360 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America |
| Dewey: 972.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.57" W x 8.52" (0.73 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
