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Honduras
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to
examine
objectively and concisely the dominant historical, social,
economic, political, and military aspects of contemporary
Honduras.
Sources of information included scholarly books, journals,
monographs, official reports of governments and
international
organizations, and numerous periodicals. Chapter
bibliographies
appear at the end of the book; brief comments on sources
recommended for further reading appear at the end of each
chapter.
To the extent possible, place-names follow the system
adopted by
the United States Board on Geographic Names. Measurements
are given
in the metric system; a conversion table is provided to
assist
readers unfamiliar with metric measurements (see
table 1, Appendix A). A glossary is also included.
Although there are numerous variations, Spanish
surnames for
men and unmarried women usually consist of two parts: the
patrilineal name followed by the matrilineal. In the
instance of
Roberto Suazo Córdova, for example, Suazo is his father's
name;
Córdova, his mother's maiden name. In informal use, the
matrilineal
name is often dropped. When a woman marries, she generally
drops
her matrilineal name and replaces it with her husband's
patrilineal
name preceded by a "de." Thus, when Cristina García
Rodríguez
married Antonio Pérez Cevallos, she became Cristina García
de
Pérez. In informal use, a married woman's patrilineal name
is
dropped (Cristina Pérez is the informal usage). Some
individuals
use only the patrilineal name in formal as well as
informal use.
The patrilineal for men and unmarried women and the
husband's
patrilineal for married women are used for indexing and
bibliographic purposes.
The body of the text reflects information available as
of
December 1993. Certain other portions of the text,
however, have
been updated. The Introduction discusses significant
events that
have occurred since the completion of research; the
Country Profile
includes updated information as available; several figures
and
tables are based on information in more recently published
sources;
and the Bibliography lists recent sources thought to be
particularly helpful to the reader.
Data as of December 1993
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