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 [0xc000742f90 0xc00080d830 0xc000dbff80 0xc000e34240 0xc000e35b60 0xc001208ed0 0xc0013f4f60 0xc00140c930 0xc00144afc0 0xc00144b0b0 0xc002311ef0 0xc002399470 0xc0023cb9e0 0xc0023cbe00 0xc0012d89c0 0xc0012d9860 0xc00027f110 0xc0005d0150 0xc0012f6510 0xc000192720 0xc00041c7b0 0xc00042e390 0xc00058ed20 0xc00037fe60 0xc000300f60 0xc00045a780 0xc000097b90 0xc0002aec30 0xc000630ed0 0xc000631c20 0xc000afd4a0 0xc000292d50 0xc000bf3590 0xc000c2bb60 0xc000ce5920 0xc000ef40f0 0xc000f0c450 0xc0010da4e0 0xc001204cf0 0xc000b7c810 0xc001299710 0xc00136ea20 0xc001522270 0xc001d53050 0xc001f053e0 0xc002064750 0xc0008cae40 0xc000a077a0 0xc0013b8150 0xc00148eed0 0xc001f1d2c0 0xc0023778f0 0xc00266be90 0xc0005f8090 0xc001b56780 0xc0028561e0 0xc002977260] 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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