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Political Science Imperialism

Ottawa and Empire

Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras

by (author) Tyler Shipley

Publisher
Between the Lines
Initial publish date
Apr 2017
Category
Imperialism, Caribbean & Latin American, Human Rights, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771133142
    Publish Date
    Apr 2017
    List Price
    $26.95

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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. To the surprise of many, Canada implicitly supported the coup and assisted the coup leaders in consolidating their control over the country.

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 Cáceres in 2016. Drawing from the Honduran experience, Ottawa and Empire makes it clear that Canada has emerged as an imperial power in the 21st century.

About the author

Tyler Shipley is professor of Culture, Society, and Commerce at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. He is an Associate Fellow with the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). He has written for academic journals and local and mainstream media across North America and Europe.

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