| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
pt. I. The historical and cultural matrix -- History -- The environment -- The rise and fall of the farmer -- Devaluation and inflation -- The demography of migration -- pt. II. The life histories -- El tigre -- Chico -- Beto -- El artista -- El cafetal -- El negro -- El visionario -- Maestro -- El viejo -- Fuego -- Primitiva -- Magdalena -- Tia bertha -- Victoria -- pt. III. analysis |
| Summary |
"Verbatim or near-verbatim 1981-84 interviews with 14 Costa Ricans (ten men, four women) provide information about life histories of migrants to San José. Strong opening chapters provide the context for migration and the interview-years. Conclusion relates their narratives to Costa Rican 'exceptionalism' and other value-patterns"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-226) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Rural-urban migration -- Costa Rica
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Urbanization -- Costa Rica
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Migration, Internal -- Costa Rica
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Migration, Internal
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Rural-urban migration
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Urbanization
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Costa Rica
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0813019907 |
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9780813019901 |
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