The Ticos : : Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica / / Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz, Karen Zubris Biesanz, Richard Biesanz.

Written with the perspective of more than half a century of first-hand observation, this unparalleled social and cultural history describes how Costa Rica's economy, government, education and health-care systems, family structures, religion, and other institutions have evolved, and how this evo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©1999
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (307 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
Preface --
1 The Land and the People --
2 History --
3 Economy --
4 Government and Politics --
5 Class and Ethnicity --
6 Community --
7 Housing, Health, and Everyday Living --
8 The Family --
9 Education --
10 Religion --
11 Leisure --
12 Continuity and Change a la Tica --
Selected Bibliography --
Index --
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Summary:Written with the perspective of more than half a century of first-hand observation, this unparalleled social and cultural history describes how Costa Rica's economy, government, education and health-care systems, family structures, religion, and other institutions have evolved, and how this evolution has affected, and reflected, people's daily lives, beliefs, and their values.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685854058
9783110784268
DOI:10.1515/9781685854058
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz, Karen Zubris Biesanz, Richard Biesanz.