Extracting Honduras

Auteur

James Phillips is a retired professor of anthropology and international studies at Southern Oregon University.

Texte du rabat

This book explores the deeper causes of recent massive emigrations from Honduras, tracing the roots to the neoliberal extractive development model that has created conditions of poverty, corruption, and violence for over a generation in the context of the colonial (or imperial) relationship of Honduras to the United States.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Mapping the Terrain

Chapter 2: Latin American Immigration and the United States

Chapter 3: Imperialism, Development, Honduras

Chapter 4: Migration, Development, and Honduras

Chapter 5: Evolution of the Honduran Political Economy

Chapter 6: Honduras: Characteristics and Consequences of Neoextractive Development

Mining

Chapter 7: The Militarization of Honduras, Emigration, and the United States

Chapter 8: Migration and the Human Spirit: Body and Soul in Honduras

Chapter 9: Reflecting on the Journey