{"product_id":"the-united-states-in-honduras-jack-r-binns-9780786477562","title":"The United States in Honduras, 1980-1981: An Ambassador's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e Honduras occupies a strategic geographic position in Central America. Having served as ambassador to Honduras during both the Carter and Reagan administrations, Jack R. Binns offers a unique perspective on the pivotal period from 1980 through 1981, as the country moved from a relatively benign military dictatorship to a democratic constitutional leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using classified correspondence, Binns covers the attack on the U.S. Embassy, the deception laid upon the Embassy and State Department by the Central Intelligence Agency over Sandinista-Contra policy, the flood of Salvadoran refugees, economic and human rights conditions, and the collapse of a military coup. He discusses the consequences of an inadequate U.S. policy formulation in Central America: the effort to overthrow the Sandinista regime was a costly failure, U.S. support of the Salvadoran military enlarged the conflict, and U.S. activity in Honduras encouraged human rights abuses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack R. Binns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786477563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786477562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Jack R. Binns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896476229887,"sku":"9780786477562","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b542cbf5-d243-4243-855e-355bb7630f9f.jpg?v=1721371502","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-united-states-in-honduras-jack-r-binns-9780786477562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}