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 [0xc0006a8c30 0xc000853050 0xc000d8a750 0xc000db8930 0xc000dd0240 0xc001bebf20 0xc001da19e0 0xc001db7380 0xc001df3920 0xc001df3a10 0xc002238630 0xc0022a79e0 0xc0022d5e60 0xc0022ea2a0 0xc0009e4d50 0xc0009e5aa0 0xc000258870 0xc000314810 0xc000353e00 0xc002371b60 0xc000367200 0xc00037adb0 0xc00053a6f0 0xc00057d650 0xc00019bb00 0xc00030cbd0 0xc000770ba0 0xc000893a10 0xc00040b170 0xc00040be30 0xc000a1aba0 0xc000b30ea0 0xc0006993b0 0xc0006eb920 0xc0007bd1a0 0xc00062fbf0 0xc00064df50 0xc0008d9a40 0xc000b10840 0xc0004961e0 0xc00094a720 0xc000bad830 0xc001004630 0xc0018e6600 0xc001a5e510 0xc001ba3500 0xc0003e7e00 0xc000508360 0xc000ea36b0 0xc000ee6270 0xc001933290 0xc001c9ed20 0xc0024145d0 0xc00017b7d0 0xc00148ee40 0xc0023a4810 0xc002805c20] 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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