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Title: Atlas de Mapas Historicos de Honduras / Honduras, an Atlas of Historical Maps.(Book review)
Author: Karl H. Offen
Publication: The Geographical Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 97Issue: 1Page: 131(3)

Article Type: Book review

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Known as the 'Blue Revolution', the global expansion of aquaculture has raised a number of important questions regarding the impact of economic development on both environment and society.To understand the debates surrounding the impact of aquaculture expansion, a case study of environmental conflict in the Gulf of Fonseca, southern Honduras is utilized. Covering the period between 1973 and 2006, the case study draws on an extensive literature review, over 100 open-ended and semi-structured interviews, newspaper archival research, and a collection of relevant documents from the actors involved in the conflict.The research employed a poststructuralist political ecology framework, combining two approaches in the analysis of environmental conflict: actor-network approaches and discourse analysis. The combination of these approaches, in the context of event history and events ecology, assisted with unraveling the complex relationship between society, environment, and development in conflict scenarios. I conclude that environmental conflict is both a struggle related to access and control over a physical geographic space, and a struggle over the control of discursive space - the realm where knowledge about the environment is socially produced.In this regard, I argue that natural resource managers need to move beyond purely biophysical explanations of environmental change to incorporate social scientific methods in order to analyze the role of knowledge, power, and politics in environmental conflict. ... Read more

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This comprehensive look at contemporary life in the small Latin American nation allows high school students and general readers to explore the many facets of Honduran life and culture. More and more Hondurans and scholars today are becoming aware of the diversity in the nation, and are realizing that rather than a single, homogeneous culture, Honduras is made up of many different cultures. Gold incorporates this contemporary cultural consciousness in her treatment of Honduras's regional and linguistic diversity as well as in her descriptions of Honduras's indigenous communities. Key elements of the work include a look at national identity and cultural diversity, as well as an in-depth study of indigenous Honduras. Other chapters examine religion, as well as daily routines, cuisine, dress, media, sports, festivals, literature and oral storytelling, traditional crafts, visual arts, and music and dance. Ideal for high school students studying world culture, Latin American studies, and anthropology, as well as for general readers interested in the subject, Culture and Customs of Honduras is an essential addition for library shelves.

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This digital document is an article from Revista Cartográfica, published by Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 3779 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Estudio del Bajo Choluteca y llanura costera del Pacífico.
Author: Noé Pineda Portillo
Publication: Revista Cartográfica (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia
Issue: 74-75Page: 47(13)

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"Utterly compulsive and unputdownable--the most exciting, authentic, and humanly moving of all the recent Storm books. Brilliantly paced and perfectly balanced. . . . Carrier is a marvelously trustworthy narrator. . . . A terrific book."--Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings and Bad Land: An American Romance

"A wonderful story. An extremely well-written account of the events as I knew them. I commend Jim Carrier for a magnificent job."--Jerry D. Jarrell, Director, National Hurricane Center

In October 1998, the majestic schooner Fantome came face-to-face with one of the most savage storms in Atlantic history. The last days of the Fantome are reconstructed in vivid and heartbreaking detail through Jim Carrier's extensive research and hundreds of personal interviews. What emerges is a story of courage, hubris, the agony of command, the weight of lives versus wealth, and the advances of science versus the terrible power and unpredictability of nature.Amazon.com Review
In October 1998, a wayward tropical storm blossomed into one of the most powerful hurricanes in modern history. When it finished its devastating course throughout the Caribbean, Hurricane Mitch had killed thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands more homeless, and destroyed whole towns. Journalist Jim Carrier turns up a small but telling incident: the disappearance of a 282-foot schooner called the Fantome. Guided by a young but accomplished English captain and manned by seasoned West Indian sailors, the cruise ship put into port in Belize to discharge its passengers, then set out to sea in an attempt to outrace a storm that, defying expectation, changed its course and in the end sent the Fantome and its crew beneath the waves. All that was terrible enough; added to it was the legal battle that awaited the crew's survivors, one that hung over the disaster "like a poisonous cloud." Following the Fantome's course hour by hour, Carrier covers all aspects of the incident thoroughly and sympathetically. His book makes a compelling companion to Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm as a fine reconstruction of a maritime tragedy, one that does honor to the unfortunate dead. --Gregory McNamee ... Read more

Customer Reviews (42)

The loss of the Fantome
Having sailed on the Fantome the year before it went down, I really enjoyed this book. We became friends with some of the crew and were saddened to read of their loss. I especially liked the books character development of the crew members.

A cautionary tale
This was a fairly balanced story of Catagory 5 Hurricane Mitch and the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise's schooner Fantome in October, 1998 and their horrific crossing of paths. Having sailed two of the Barefoot ships in rapid succession early in my sailing avocation-but switching to the Maine schooner fleet due to the heavy partying at WBC-I was interested in learning what errors were made that resulted in this deadly loss of crew and craft. While the author embroiders a bit too much with the dreams and portents of the crewmember's families at the time of their deaths, the cutting back and forth between the US National Hurricane Center, the Barefoot headquarters and Capt. Guiyan aboard the Fantome laid out the facts. The details of those land-based survivors in the Bay Islands and Honduras give further light to someone who may not have experienced even gale-force wind and water and how it affects your ability to cope. A cautionary tale for those who underestimate the forces of Mother Nature and overestimate man's abilities in dealing with them.

The Ship and the Storm was a great book!!!
I bought this book after watching a hurricane special on the weather channel that mentioned the S/V Fantome and hurricane Mitch.I really enjoyed this book, although some parts are quite sad.Packed with detailed information about the whole event.

She Sailed With Amazing Grace ~
WOW!What a fantastic book and if you ever sailed on the Fantome, it is a must have.Mr. Carrier did an excellent job in researching this book and describing things to the point that I felt as if we were right there in the middle of everything that was going on.Jammers will remember these infamous words, "step on the blue, grab the crew".

We sailed on Fantome many times and in her earlier days before they covered her well deck she gave you the impression of an old pirate ship. The hand carved rails were like pieces of art. We loved this ship, and sailed with Captain Guyan on several occasions, he was a true sailor and one of the nicest people you could ever meet.We also knew most of the crew who were also lost during this savage hurricane named Mitch.The Ship and The Storm by Jim Carrier which I highly recommend was not at all what I expected but more. He not only told of the awesome sight of seeing a tall ship for the first time to those who had never seen one but about the fun that awaited those who would enjoy the adventure of playing pirate for just a little while escaping the every day life. It is suspenseful as well as you get an inside view of what the command center in Miami is watching and how they are tracking this devil storm as she twisted and turned in directions no one would have ever imagined and what it was like not only to fly into a hurricane but being in the eye of the storm as well.Then he gave a view of how the people on land tried to protect themselves and their property. In the end it was fruitless as they were at the mercy of one the worst storms ever recorded.I found it rather eerie when he wrote about the premonitions the wives, girl friends, mothers and family members had. Down right spooky! This was a bitter sweet read for me because as I read I knew exactly what parts of the ship were being referred to.She was a magnificent lady and I mourn her loss to this day but also treasure all her memories. Sadly Fantome which means ghost ship in French really is one now and rests at the bottom of the sea with her Captain & a fantastic crew of guys who were more like family to anyone who ever sailed on this magnificent ship and never to return.May they all rest in peace and never be forgotten.

Terry & Gail ~ Pennsylvania, USA

Great man and the Sea read
Well written and keeps your interest all the way through.True story of brave men against one of the biggest storms ever. ... Read more