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The Ticos
The authors trace the evolution of Costa Rican culture and institutions from pre-Columbian times through the late 1990s. Particularly concerned with the change wrought by the economic crisis of the 1980s, they base their portrayal on interviews with Costa Ricans; observations of many facets--from coffee plantation work to the deliberations of the Legislature; and readings of journalists, essayists, poets, historians, and others. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Stuffing the Ballot Box
Stuffing the Ballot Box is a pioneering study of electoral fraud and reform. It focuses on Costa Rica, a country where parties gradually transformed a fraud-ridden political system into one renowned for its stability and fair elections by the mid-twentieth century. Lehoucq and Molina draw upon a unique database of more than 1,300 accusations of ballot-rigging to show that parties denounced fraud where electoral laws made the struggle for power more competitive. They explain how institutional arrangements generated opportunities for executives to assemble legislative coalitions to enact far-reaching reforms. This book also argues that nonpartisan commissions should run elections and explains why splitting responsibility over election affairs between the executive and the legislature is a recipe for partisan rancour and political conflict. Stuffing the Ballot Box will interest a broad array of political and social scientists, constitutional scholars, historians, election specialists and policy-makers interested in electoral fraud and institutional reform.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and...
Las sufragistas de Costa Rica
En Las sufragistas de Costa Rica, Macarena Barahona Riera recoge detalladamente, con documentos y fotografías ilustrativas, la historia del voto femenino en el país.
Regional Voices in the Geo-Politics of Mexico and Central America, 1959-2019
This book is a collective work published as part of a larger project titled "Mexico-Guatemala cross-border region; regional dimensions and bases for integrated development," the purpose of which is to introduce a series of issues relative to the geopolitical dimension of Mexico’s actions in Central America and its stance on conflicts in the region between 1959 and 2019. The most widely published texts up until now have been written by Mexican authors, and we have less insight into how these processes have been viewed from Central America. With that in mind, we brought together a group of specialists, each highly renowned in their own country, some of them academics and others whose account...
Historia de la Editorial Costa Rica (1959-2023)
El esmero de destacados intelectuales, artistas y políticos dio como resultado la creación de la Editorial Costa Rica (ECR) en 1959, un evento que simboliza el reconocimiento por parte del Estado de la cultura escrita como un pilar del desarrollo nacional. Su establecimiento refleja un compromiso con la democratización del acceso a la lectura y el apoyo a una literatura que dialoga con las inquietudes y esperanzas de la sociedad costarricense. El 65 aniversario de la Editorial es un momento para reflexionar sobre los logros pasados y para mirar hacia el futuro con optimismo. La institución se encuentra en una posición única para continuar su misión de fomentar la cultura y la literatura en Costa Rica, adaptándose a los nuevos desafíos y aprovechando las oportunidades que el futuro pueda ofrecer. La historia de la ECR es, entonces, un recordatorio poderoso de la importancia de la cultura en la construcción y preservación de nuestra identidad social y cultural.
La feminización de la palabra y las pensadoras costarricenses
Desde hace años, Grace Prada viene dedicando gran parte de su labor intelectual a investigar, comentar y divulgar el pensamiento de las mujeres en el país. En su antología La feminización de la palabra y las pensadoras costarricenses, salta a la vista el valor de este trabajo por sí mismo, pero aún más si se observa lo poco que a las autoras se las ha tomado en cuenta. Como ella señala en la Introducción, ni la historia literaria de Abelardo Bonilla, ni la antología de Luis Ferrero, incluyen mujeres ensayistas; Arnoldo Mora localiza solo cuatro; y, en 100 años de literatura costarricense, de Margarita Rojas y Flora Ovares, no se halla ni una. Si bien en general las estadísticas s...
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Atlántico
Macarena Barahona Riera se ha movido siempre entre la poesía y el ensayo, entre la imagen y el pensamiento. Hoy, la EUNED pone a disposición del lector esta nueva edición de "Atlántico (publicado originalmente en 1993), magníficamente ilustrada con obras de Rafa Fernández. Un poema sobre el origen, sobre el hogar, sobre ser migrante, sobre el mar, sobre los sueños.--Publisher
Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica
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.
