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1033475
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b787845
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Chambers, Glenn Anthony.
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Race, nation, and West Indian immigration to Honduras, 1890-1940 /\ Glenn A. Chambers.
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| Publication Statement
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Baton Rouge :: Louisiana State University Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xii, 202 pages) :: illustrations, 1 map
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| ISBN
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0807135577
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: 0807137480
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: 9780807135570
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: 9780807137482
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9780807135570
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-193) and index.
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| Contents
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The Honduran liberal reforms and the rise of West Indian migration -- Honduran immigration legislation and the rise of anti-West Indian sentiment -- Countering the "Black invasion" : the intellectual response to West Indian immigration -- West Indian cultural retention and community formation on the north coast -- An imagined citizenry : the racial realities of British identity among West Indians in Honduras -- Eradicating the Black peril : the deportation of West Indian workers from Tela and Trujillo, Honduras, 1930-1939 -- Epilogue.
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| Abstract
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At the turn of the twentieth century, Honduras witnessed the expansion of its banana industry and the development of the United Fruit Company and Standard Fruit into multinational corporations with significant political and economic influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. These companies relied heavily on an imported labor force, thousands of West Indian workers, whose arrival in Honduras immediately sparked anti-black and anti-immigrant sentiment throughout the country. Glenn A. Chambers examines the West Indian immigrant community in Honduras through the development of the countryÆs fr.
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Blacks-- Honduras-- History-- 19th century.
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Blacks-- Honduras-- History-- 20th century.
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Immigrants-- Honduras-- History.
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Nationalism-- Honduras-- History.
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West Indians-- Honduras-- Ethnic identity-- History.
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West Indians-- Honduras-- History.
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Blacks.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Immigrants.
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Nationalism.
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Race relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Emigration Immigration.
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West Indians.
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Honduras, Emigration and immigration, History.
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Honduras, Race relations, History, 19th century.
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Honduras, Race relations, History, 20th century.
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West Indies, Emigration and immigration, History.
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Honduras.
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West Indies.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.8/7283072908996
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| LC Classification
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F1517.B55C48 2010eb
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