The Ticos culture and social change in Costa Rica /

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

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Main Author: Biesanz, Mavis Hiltunen
Other Authors: Biesanz, Richard, Biesanz, Karen Zubris
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999.
Boulder, Colo. : 1999.
Subjects:
Costa Rica.
Contents:
  • 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.

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