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The History of Costa Rica
Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven
Publisher: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa RicaYear First Published: 1998 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." Abstract: - 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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