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The Impractical Ideal Costa Rica, The United States And Central America Reunification, 1902-1932, Donald R. Lam
The Impractical Ideal Costa Rica, The United States And Central America Reunification, 1902-1932, Donald R. Lam
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines the motivations of Central American Unionists and the failure of their movement in the early years of the twentieth century. The existing literature attributes the failure of Central American unification during this era to U.S. policies meant to maintain a divided isthmus in order to economically and politically exploit the region. A closer analysis of the primary sources, however, reveals that union failed because of internal factors, and that Washington's actions generally favored efforts to rejoin the nations to reduce isthmian tensions. Attempts to reunite the republics failed because of regional and domestic political rivalries, weaknesses in …
Honduras Pawn And Policy Maker, Elizabeth P. Thornton
Honduras Pawn And Policy Maker, Elizabeth P. Thornton
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
A study of the weak state was conducted using the Honduras-U.S. relationship as a case study. Most existing literature, with the exception of Annette Baker Fox's The Power of Small States, does not analyze in detail a specific country's relationship with a powerful nation. This research examined the factors that helped a weak country maintain maneuverability in its domestic and foreign policies when under the influence of a strong power. Six conditions which facilitated maneuverability were: geographic proximity, rising nationalism, citizen participation in government, trade distribution and diversification, international pressure, and declining hegemony of the strong power. Events in Honduras …