The Costa Rica Reader

by Marc Edelman (Editor), Joanne Kenen (Editor)

Essays discuss the history of Costa Rica, its influence on the region, and its relations with Nicaragua

397 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Marc Edelman is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, USA, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA. His books include The logic of the latifundio (1992), Peasants against globalization (1999), The anthropology of development and globalization (co-edited 2005), Social democracy in the global periphery (co-authored 2007), Transnational agrarian movements confronting globalization (co-edited 2008), and Global land grabs: history, theory and method (co-edited 2015).