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Lester D. Langley Thomas D. Schoonover The Banana Men (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- The Banana Men
- Publication Name
- Banana Men : American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930
- Title
- The Banana Men
- Subtitle
- American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0813108365
- EAN
- 9780813108360
- ISBN
- 9780813108360
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Genre
- History
- Release Year
- 1995
- Release Date
- 28/12/1995
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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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 colorful characters in this study are fascinating, if not always admirable. Sam "the Banana Man" Zemurray, a Bessarabian Jewish immigrant, made a fortune in Honduran bananas after he got into the business of "revolutin," and his exploits are now legendary. His hired mercenary Lee Christmas, a bellicose Mississippian, made a reputation in Honduras as a man who could use a weapon. The supporting cast includes Minor Keith, a railroad builder and banana baron; Manuel Bonilla, the Honduran mulatto whose cause Zemurray subsidized; and Jose Santos Zelaya, who ruled Nicaragua from 1893 to 1910. The political and social turmoil of the 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.
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813108365
ISBN-13
9780813108360
eBay Product ID (ePID)
461949
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Banana Men : American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12 Oz
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College Graduate Student
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"Recounts incredible stories within the framework of social imperialism and dependency theory." -- Latin American Research Review, "An important addition to the literature of the United States' intervention in Latin America during the period after 1880.-- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science" -- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, "Although both historians have produced previous books on US-Central American relations, they have approached the subject from distinct perspectives and utilized different methodologies. In this study, they attempt to create a richer analysis by combining their respective strengths to examine a neglected topic-- CJLACS" -- CJLACS, "An important addition to the literature of the United States' intervention in Latin America during the period after 1880." -- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, The heart of the book is an engaging and fascinating narrative of the entrepreneurs and mercenaries who 'ravished' Central America between 1880 and 1930. Langley and Schoonover captured the spirit of the age and the personalities of those who walked across it by letting their characters speak for themselves and including descriptive passages in their traditional narrative., "A valuable addition to the bookshelf of scholars, tourists, or volunteers who wish to understand the economic and political forces and North and Central American actors that created the regions banana republics.-- Historical Geographer" -- Historical Geographer, "The heart of the book is an engaging and fascinating narrative of the entrepreneurs and mercenaries who 'ravished' Central America between 1880 and 1930. Langley and Schoonover captured the spirit of the age and the personalities of those who walked across it by letting their characters speak for themselves and including descriptive passages in their traditional narrative." -- The Americas, Although both historians have produced previous books on US-Central American relations, they have approached the subject from distinct perspectives and utilized different methodologies. In this study, they attempt to create a richer analysis by combining their respective strengths to examine a neglected topic, "The heart of the book is an engaging and fascinating narrative of the entrepreneurs and mercenaries who 'ravished' Central America between 1880 and 1930. Langley and Schoonover captured the spirit of the age and the personalities of those who walked across it by letting their characters speak for themselves and including descriptive passages in their traditional narrative.-- The Americas" -- The Americas, "A valuable addition to the bookshelf of scholars, tourists, or volunteers who wish to understand the economic and political forces and North and Central American actors that created the regions banana republics." -- Historical Geographer, A valuable addition to the bookshelf of scholars, tourists, or volunteers who wish to understand the economic and political forces and North and Central American actors that created the regions banana republics., An important addition to the literature of the United States' intervention in Latin America during the period after 1880., "Although both historians have produced previous books on US-Central American relations, they have approached the subject from distinct perspectives and utilized different methodologies. In this study, they attempt to create a richer analysis by combining their respective strengths to examine a neglected topic" -- CJLACS, "Recounts incredible stories within the framework of social imperialism and dependency theory.-- Latin American Research Review" -- Latin American Research Review
Topic
Latin America / Central America
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Scholarly & Professional
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Yes
Genre
History
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