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Costa Rica Reader : History, Culture, Politics, Paperback by Palmer, Steven (...
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- Costa Rica Reader : History, Culture, Politics
- ISBN
- 9780822333722
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics
- Item Height
- 235mm
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Item Width
- 156mm
- Subject
- Government, Anthropology, History
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Long characterized as an exceptional country within Latin America, Costa Rica has been hailed as democratic oasis in a continent scorched by dictatorship and revolution; the ecological Mecca of a biosphere laid waste by deforestation and urban blight; and an egalitarian, middle-class society blissfully immune to the violent class and racial conflicts that have haunted the region. Arguing that conceptions of Costa Rica as a happy anomaly downplay its rich heritage and diverse population, The Costa Rica Reader brings together texts and artwork designed to reveal the complexity of the country's past and present. It characterizes Costa Rica as a site of alternatives and possibilities that undermine stereotypes about the region's history and challenge the idea that current dilemmas facing Latin America are inevitable or insoluble. This essential introduction to Costa Rica includes more than fifty texts related to the country's history, culture, politics, and natural environment. Most of these newspaper accounts, histories, petitions, memoirs, poems, and essays are written by Costa Ricans. Many appear here in English for the first time. The authors are men and women, young and old, scholars, farmers, workers, and activists. The Costa Rica Reader presents a panoply of voices: eloquent working-class raconteurs from San Jose's poorest barrios, English-speaking Afro-Antilleans of Limon province, Nicaraguan immigrants, factory workers, dissident members of the intelligentsia, and indigenous people struggling to preserve their culture. With more than forty images, the collection showcases sculptures, photographs, maps, cartoons, and fliers. From the time before the arrival of the Spanish, through the rise of the coffee plantations and the Civil War of 1948, up to participation in today's globalized world, Costa Rica's remarkable history comes alive. The Costa Rica Reader is a necessary resource for scholars, students, and travellers alike.
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Duke University Press
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9780822333722
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Publication Name
The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Anthropology, History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages
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Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
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The Latin America Readers
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United States
Editor
Ivan Molina, Steven Palmer
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