Roots of Resistance : : A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras /

Roots of Resistance : : A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras / / Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda.

On May 1, 1954, striking banana workers on the North Coast of Honduras brought the regional economy to a standstill, invigorating the Honduran labor movement and placing a series of demands on the US-controlled banana industry. Their actions ultimately galvanized a broader working-class struggle and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Portillo Villeda, Suyapa G.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (385 p.) :; 19 b&w photos, 1 b&w map
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Glossary
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Maps
  • Introduction: Honduran Workers—New Voices, Old Memories
  • 1 Intersecting Projects: Contested Visions for the North Coast
  • 2 Revolutionary Antecedents to the 1954 Strike: Liberals, Rebels, and Radicals
  • 3 Life and Labor in the Banana Fincas
  • 4 The Making of a Campeño and Campeña Culture: Race, Gender, and Resistance
  • 5 “Mujeres que cuidaban hombres y vendedoras ambulantes”: Gendered Roles and Informal Work on the North Coast
  • 6 ¡La Gran Huelga del 1954! Labor Organizing in the Banana Labor Camps
  • 7 Contemporary Movement Leaders Reflect on the Legacy of the 1954 Strike
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes A - G
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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