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 [0xc000144810 0xc000d5c2a0 0xc000d8c5a0 0xc000d8def0 0xc0011a17a0 0xc00135b920 0xc00136f320 0xc0013afaa0 0xc0013afb90 0xc0022ab050 0xc002332660 0xc00235ebd0 0xc00235eff0 0xc0023cff20 0xc0023e2db0 0xc0001e1050 0xc0002a1950 0xc0002f12c0 0xc0000df020 0xc000475e90 0xc000483a70 0xc0005da840 0xc002447b60 0xc0002a4210 0xc000417da0 0xc000877020 0xc0000d2600 0xc000476ea0 0xc000477bf0 0xc000aec990 0xc000c2d620 0xc0007e44e0 0xc00082aae0 0xc000a06270 0xc000a92c00 0xc000c20f00 0xc000c3f260 0xc001049410 0xc00117a360 0xc000854480 0xc000fcba40 0xc0013caf00 0xc0015b0a80 0xc001e4c330 0xc001f5c930 0xc002032300 0xc0007554d0 0xc0008a5f50 0xc0013d12c0 0xc0014be060 0xc001ebec30 0xc0022f7440 0xc00261afc0 0xc000552390 0xc0018e38c0 0xc0028de4e0 0xc002a2a8d0] 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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