Race, nation, and West Indian immigration to Honduras, 1890-1940

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Chambers,Glenn Anthony (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2010
    WorldCat URL:
    http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9780807135570
    Published:
    Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    ISBN:
    9780807135570; 0807135577
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, History, Blacks, Race relations, 20th century, Honduras, Emigrants and immigration, 19th century, NATIONALISM, and Central America
    Notes:
    202 p, Examines the West Indian immigrant community in Honduras through the development of the country's fruit industry, revealing that West Indians fought to maintain their identities as workers, Protestants, blacks, and English speakers in the midst of popular Latin American nationalistic notions of mestizaje, or mixed-race identity.

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