Ottawa and Empire: Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras
by Tyler Shipley
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"In June 2009, the democratically-elected President of Honduras was kidnapped and whisked out of the country while the military and business elite consolidated a coup d'etat. The coup interrupted a period of social reform in Honduras, re-asserting the supremacy of the wealthy and unleashing a wave of violence against the many Hondurans who demanded that their democracy be respected. To the surprise of many, Canada implicitly supported the coup and assisted the coup leaders in consolidating show more their control over the country. This book details how and why the Canadian government supported this violent process, drawing on extensive original research in Honduras, demonstrating that the coup served the interests of Canadian companies which exploit the land and people of Honduras with impunity. Since the coup, Canada has increased its presence in Honduras, even while the country has been plunged into a human rights catastrophe, highlighted by the assassination of prominent Indigenous activist Berta Ca ceres in 2016. Drawing from the Honduran experience, Ottawa and Empire insists that the Canadian left must confront the fact that Canada has emerged as an imperial power in the 21st century."-- show lessTags
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Tyler A. Shipley is a professor of culture, society and commerce in the Department of Liberal Studies at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. He holds a PhD in political science from York University.
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, History
- DDC/MDS
- 972.8305 — History & geography History of North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Central America Honduras
- LCC
- F1508.3 .S54 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America Honduras
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