{"product_id":"the-costa-rica-reader-history-culture-politics-paperback","title":"The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIván Molina\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong characterized as an exceptional country within Latin America, Costa Rica has been hailed as a democratic oasis in a continent scorched by dictatorship and revolution; the ecological mecca of a biosphere laid waste by deforestation and urban blight; and an egalitarian, middle-class society blissfully immune to the violent class and racial conflicts that have haunted the region. Arguing that conceptions of Costa Rica as a happy anomaly downplay its rich heritage and diverse population, \u003ci\u003eThe Costa Rica Reader\u003c\/i\u003e brings together texts and artwork that reveal the complexity of the country's past and present. It characterizes Costa Rica as a site of alternatives and possibilities that undermine stereotypes about the region's history and challenge the idea that current dilemmas facing Latin America are inevitable or insoluble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential introduction to Costa Rica includes more than fifty texts related to the country's history, culture, politics, and natural environment. Most of these newspaper accounts, histories, petitions, memoirs, poems, and essays are written by Costa Ricans. Many appear here in English for the first time. The authors are men and women, young and old, scholars, farmers, workers, and activists. \u003ci\u003eThe Costa Rica Reader\u003c\/i\u003e presents a panoply of voices: eloquent working-class raconteurs from San José's poorest barrios, English-speaking Afro-Antilleans of the Limón province, Nicaraguan immigrants, factory workers, dissident members of the intelligentsia, and indigenous people struggling to preserve their culture. With more than forty images, the collection\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases sculptures, photographs, maps, cartoons, and fliers. From the time before the arrival of the Spanish, through the rise of the coffee plantations and the Civil War of 1948, up to participation in today's globalized world, Costa Rica's remarkable history comes alive. \u003ci\u003eThe Costa Rica Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary resource for scholars, students, and travelers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Palmer is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Windsor in Ontario. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Popular Medicine to Medical Populism: Doctors, Healers, and Public Power in Costa Rica, 1800-1940\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Duke University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIván Molina is Professor of History at the University of Costa Rica in San José. He is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eStuffing the Ballot Box: Fraud, Electoral Reform, and Democratization in Costa Rica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 383\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.26 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978455810349,"sku":"9780822333722","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cUUxb0hyOENIUnEwcVdZQ0lzcnhtUT09.webp?v=1775805262","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-costa-rica-reader-history-culture-politics-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}