Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica (Historical Dictionaries of the Americas) - Hardcover

David Diaz-Arias; Ronny Viales Hurtado; Juan José Marín Hernández

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1538102412 ISBN 13: 9781538102411

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2018

Synopsis

Costa Rica has been largely recognized as a democratic and politically stable country in a region (Central America) characterized by instability, dictatorships, and social inequality. Several social and institutional problems have risen during the last decades, but the country still maintains good social and health indicators.

Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Costa Rica.

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About the Authors

David Díaz-Arias is professor of History and Director of the Center for Central American Historical Studies at the Universidad de Costa Rica. He has published many articles, essays, and books examining the constitution of populism, social movements, state building, national identity, civil war, peace process, and memory battles in Central America and Costa Rica during 19th-20th centuries.

Ronny Viales-Hurtado is professor of History and researcher at the Universidad de Costa Rica. He has published many articles, essays, and books examining inequality, poverty, economic and environmental history, and social studies of science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1538102412
• ISBN 13: 9781538102411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372