Costa Rica Before Coffee
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Costa Rica Before Coffee
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Author : Lowell Gudmundson
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1999-03-01
Costa Rica Before Coffee written by Lowell Gudmundson and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-01 with History categories.
Costa Rica Before Coffee centers on the decade of the 1840s, when the impact of coffee and export agriculture began to revolutionize Costa Rican society. Lowell Gudmundson focuses on the nature of the society prior to the coffee boom, but he also makes observations on the entire sweep of Costa Rican history, from earliest colonial times to the present, and in his final chapter compares the country's development and agrarian structures with those of other Latin American nations. These wide-ranging applications follow inevitably, since the author convincingly portrays the 1840s as they key decade in any interpretation of Costa Rican history.Gudmundson synthesizes and questions the existing historical literature on Costa Rica, relegating much of it to the realm of myth. He attacks what he calls the rural democratic myth (or rural egalitarian model) of Costa Rica's past, a myth that he argues has pervaded the country's historiography and politics and has had a huge impact on its image abroad and on its citizens' self-image. The rural democratic myth paints a rather idyllic picture of the country's past. It holds that prior to the coffee boom, the vast majority of Costa Rica's population was made up of peasants who owned small farms and were largely self-sufficient. These peasants enjoyed a high degree of social and economic quality; there were no important social distinctions and little division of labor. According to the myth, the primary source of this relatively egalitarian social order was the period of colonial rule, which ended in 1821. The new developments wrought by coffee and agrarian capitalism are seen as destructive of this rural democracy and as leading directly to unprecedented social problems that arose as a result of division of labor, rapid population growth, and widespread class antagonism.Gudmundson rejects virtually all of the components of this rural egalitarian model for pre-coffee society and reinterprets the early impact of coffee. He uses an array of sources, including census records, notary archives, and probate inventories, many of them previously unknown or unused, to analyze the country's social hierarchy, the division of labor, the distribution of wealth, various forms of private and communal land tenure, differentiation between cities and villages, household and family structure, and the elite before and after the rise of coffee. His powerful conclusion is that rather than reflecting the complexities of Costa Rican history, the rural egalitarian model is largely a construct of coffee culture itself, used to support the order that supplanted the colonial regime. Gudmundson ultimately reveals that the conceptual framework of the rural democratic myth has been limiting both to is supporters and to its opponents. Costa Rica Before Coffee proposes an alternative to the myth, on that emphasizes the complexity of agrarian history and breaks important new ground.
Costa Rica After Coffee
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Author : Lowell Gudmundson
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2021-10-20
Costa Rica After Coffee written by Lowell Gudmundson and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Costa Rica After Coffee explores the political, social, and economic place occupied by the coffee industry in contemporary Costa Rican history. In this follow-up to the 1986 classic Costa Rica Before Coffee, Lowell Gudmundson delves deeply into archival sources, alongside the individual histories of key coffee-growing families, to explore the development of the co-op movement, the rise of the gourmet coffee market, and the societal transformations Costa Rica has undergone as a result of the coffee industry’s powerful presence in the country. While Costa Rican coffee farmers and co-ops experienced a golden age in the 1970s and 1980s, the emergence and expansion of a gourmet coffee market in the 1990s drastically reduced harvest volumes. Meanwhile, urbanization and improved education among the Costa Rican population threatened the continuance of family coffee farms, because of the lack of both farmland and a successor generation of farmers. As the last few decades have seen a rise in tourism and other industries within the country, agricultural exports like coffee have ceased to occupy the same crucial space in the Costa Rican economy. Gudmundson argues that the fulfillment of promises of reform from the co-op era had the paradoxical effect of challenging the endurance of the coffee industry.
Costa Rica Before Coffee
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Author : Lowell Wayne Gudmundson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Costa Rica Before Coffee written by Lowell Wayne Gudmundson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
The Saints Of Progress
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Author : Carmen Kordick
language : en
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Release Date : 2019-01-29
The Saints Of Progress written by Carmen Kordick and has been published by University Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-29 with History categories.
A reshaping of traditional understandings of Costa Rica and its national identity The Saints of Progress: A History of Coffee, Migration, and Costa Rican National Identity chronicles the development of the Tarrazú Valley, a historically remote—although internationally celebrated—coffee-growing region. Carmen Kordick’s work traces the development of this region from the early nineteenth century to the first decades of the twenty-first century to consider the nation-building process from the margins, while also questioning traditional scholarly works that have reproduced, rather than deconstructed, Costa Rica’s exceptionalist national mythology, which hail Costa Rica as Central America’s “white,” democratic, nonviolent, and egalitarian republic. In this compelling political, economic, and lived history, Kordick suggests that Costa Rica’s exceptionalist and egalitarian mythology emerged during the Cold War, as revolution, civil war, military dictatorship, and state violence plagued much of Central America. From the vantage point of Costa Rica’s premier coffee-producing region, she examines local, national, and transnational processes. This deeply textured narrative details the inauguration of coffee capitalism, which heightened existing class divisions; a successful armed revolt against the national government, which forged the current political regime; and the onset of massive out-migration to the United States. Kordick’s research incorporates more than one hundred oral histories and thousands of archival sources gathered in both Costa Rica and the United States to produce a human history of Costa Rica’s past. Her work on the recent past profiles the experiences of migrants in the United States, mostly in New Jersey, where many undocumented Costa Ricans find low-paid work in the restaurant and landscaping sectors. The result is a fine-grained examination of Tarrazú’s development from the 1820s to the present that reshapes traditional understandings of Costa Rica and its national past.
Coffee And Democracy In Costa Rica
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Author : Anthony Winson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1989-06-18
Coffee And Democracy In Costa Rica written by Anthony Winson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-06-18 with Political Science categories.
Designed for students of sociology and Latin American studies, this text provides an analysis of the political events that led to the demise of Costa Rica's coffee oligarchy, its influence in national politics, and the resulting establishment of a successful liberal democracy.
Gale Researcher Guide For Coffee Production And Economic Growth In Costa Rica
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Author : Patricia Adelle
language : en
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2018-09-28
Gale Researcher Guide For Coffee Production And Economic Growth In Costa Rica written by Patricia Adelle and has been published by Gale, Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-28 with Study Aids categories.
Gale Researcher Guide for: Coffee Production and Economic Growth in Costa Rica is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
The History Of Costa Rica
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Author : Einar Felix Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-04-22
The History Of Costa Rica written by Einar Felix Hansen and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-22 with categories.
Discover the captivating history of Costa Rica, from its pre-Columbian origins to its position as a global leader in sustainable development. Our comprehensive book takes you on a journey through the country's rich cultural heritage, political developments, and environmental initiatives that have shaped Costa Rica into the progressive nation it is today. Experience the impact of the Spanish conquest and colonial rule, the struggle for independence, and the establishment of a stable and democratic government. Learn about the rise of coffee as the key export crop, the development of transportation infrastructure, and the creation of the National Theatre of Costa Rica. Explore the challenges and achievements of Costa Rican democracy, the increasing importance of tourism, and the country's commitment to environmental protection. Finally, contemplate the future of Costa Rica and its role in the global community. Our book provides an in-depth understanding of the history of Costa Rica. Whether you are a student, a traveler, or simply a curious reader, this book will be a valuable addition to your collection. Don't miss out on the opportunity to discover the unique story of Costa Rica and the lessons it can teach us today.
Coffee Production And Processing On A Large Costa Rican Finca
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Release Date :
Coffee Production And Processing On A Large Costa Rican Finca written by and has been published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Receiving Stations And Coffee In Costa Rica
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Author : Jimena Ugarte
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Receiving Stations And Coffee In Costa Rica written by Jimena Ugarte and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Coffee categories.
Agrarian Capitalism And The Transformation Of Peasant Society
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Author : Mitchell A. Seligson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Agrarian Capitalism And The Transformation Of Peasant Society written by Mitchell A. Seligson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Coffee industry categories.