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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...
Costa Rica
How did Costa Rica become Central America’s first successful democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica’s history within the Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development in Costa Rica through its institutions, rules of the political game, parties, elections, and interest groups. After a review of socioeconomic and political forces, the author examines political participation and culture, political economy, and foreign affairs. The book’s overview of Costa Rican politics is accessible and useful for students, scholars, and general readers.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
Discursos de nación, cultura y transnacionalidad. Intelectuales en Costa Rica (1940-1980)
En los dos últimos siglos y con una cronología variable, los intelectuales latinoamericanos han desempeñado su labor desde distintos puntos de la esfera pública. Como no podía ser de otra forma, las problemáticas en torno a su posicionamiento y función social, así como las ligadas a su papel en la construcción del Estado-nación o a la forma en que gestionaron los tráficos de conocimiento que a través de ellos circularon de un ámbito cultural a otro, han atraído la atención historiográfica. Este libro analiza dichas problemáticas para el caso de Costa Rica, con especial atención a las transferencias culturales que esa nación recibió de España entre 1940 y 1980, coincidiendo, de un lado, con el establecimiento en aquella del modelo de Estado Benefactor y, de otro, con la diplomacia cultural que el franquismo desplegó en Latinoamérica.
