The History of Costa Rica

Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven
Publisher:  Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
Year First Published:  {19976 The History of Costa Rica HISTORY OF COSTA RICA Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rica An overview of Costa Rican history with an emphasis on how Costa Ricans have been able to make their own history, "though they do not make it just as they choose." 1998 2007 218pp BC19976s-HistoryCostaRica.jpg B Book 978-9968-46-023-1 M722h2 972.86 - <br> <br> <br>Table of Contents <br> <br>Prologue: An Excursion to the Past <br>1. Trails of the First Peoples (12,000 B.C. - 1500 A.D.) <br>2. Cacicazgos and Señorios (1500 - 1570) <br>3. Conquest and Resistance (1502 - 1570) <br>4. The Early Colonial World (1570 - 1700) <br>5. Merchants and Peasants (1700 - 1850) <br>6. Coffee, Capitalism and the Liberal State (1850 - 1890) <br>7. Diversification, Conflict and Democracy (1890 - 1930) <br>8. The Depression, Social Reform and Civil War (1930 - 1950) <br>9. The Golden Age of the Middle Class (1950 - 1978) <br>10. Recent Past, Near Future <br>Epilogue: Costa Rican Exceptionalism <br> <br>Chronology <br>Bibliography <br>Illustrations <br>Index <br>Authors CX8467 1 false true false CX8467.htm [0xc0005d4db0 0xc0006f3260 0xc000d0f290 0xc000d3f4a0 0xc000d52db0 0xc0018bd590 0xc001a731d0 0xc001a88b70 0xc001ac91a0 0xc001ac9290 0xc001f0ec00 0xc001f98060 0xc001fc2510 0xc001fc2930 0xc00074fe00 0xc000766bd0 0xc0001ef0b0 0xc0002a5170 0xc0002fc7b0 0xc00015c8d0 0xc0004302a0 0xc000431e30 0xc000585980 0xc0005de900 0xc0002ccfc0 0xc0004421e0 0xc000844540 0xc00020f440 0xc00055f080 0xc00055fdd0 0xc000ab1740 0xc000098780 0xc000838300 0xc0008b68a0 0xc000b882d0 0xc0009e6060 0xc000a0e3c0 0xc000ca6180 0xc00112eff0 0xc0008ad350 0xc000ea7cb0 0xc0015dce70 0xc0016ea0c0 0xc001c50570 0xc001e325d0 0xc001ff80f0 0xc00086b1a0 0xc0009ed830 0xc001179260 0xc0014b5e30 0xc00220b140 0xc00232af00 0xc00255ae40 0xc000673e30 0xc001b7a3f0 0xc0027aca80 0xc0028f41b0] Cx}
Year Published:  2007
Pages:  218pp   ISBN:  978-9968-46-023-1
Library of Congress Number:  M722h2   Dewey:  972.86
Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX8467

An overview of Costa Rican history with an emphasis on how Costa Ricans have been able to make their own history, "though they do not make it just as they choose."

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Table of Contents

Prologue: An Excursion to the Past
1. Trails of the First Peoples (12,000 B.C. - 1500 A.D.)
2. Cacicazgos and Señorios (1500 - 1570)
3. Conquest and Resistance (1502 - 1570)
4. The Early Colonial World (1570 - 1700)
5. Merchants and Peasants (1700 - 1850)
6. Coffee, Capitalism and the Liberal State (1850 - 1890)
7. Diversification, Conflict and Democracy (1890 - 1930)
8. The Depression, Social Reform and Civil War (1930 - 1950)
9. The Golden Age of the Middle Class (1950 - 1978)
10. Recent Past, Near Future
Epilogue: Costa Rican Exceptionalism

Chronology
Bibliography
Illustrations
Index
Authors

Subject Headings

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