Culture and Customs of Costa Rica
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Culture and Customs of Costa Rica

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Culture and Customs of Costa Rica

About this book

Costa Rica, the spectacularly beautiful Latin American nation, stands out from its neighbors in its political climate, economic stability, and social progressiveness. Culture and Customs of Costa Rica is a superlative introduction to the modern Costa Rica, which Costa Ricans compare in many ways to the United States. Helmuth, who spent her formative years in Costa Rica, provides an outstanding overview of this unusual and dynamic nation's place in Latin America. Featured topics include Costa Rica's: • Legacy of social reform
• Religion
• Social customs
• Media
• Literature
• Art and the performing arts. Written with the highest scholarly standards, but easily accessible to students and general readers, this well-written source goes far beyond the travel guide fare in providing in-depth information on this fascinating country. Culture and Customs of Costa Rica begins with a discussion of how the country is unique in Latin America, including its incredible biodiversity, ethnic makeup, history, education policies, and women's roles. A chapter on religion covers indigenous faiths and focuses on the predominant Catholicism. Costa Rican social customs such as national traits, cuisine, family roles, and sports are presented engagingly. Chapters on media, literature, and the arts bring to light Costa Rican institutions and cultural figures. Informative appendices and a glossary round out the text.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Illustrations
  3. Series Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chronology
  7. 1 Unique in Latin America
  8. 2 The Legacy of Social Reform: What Makes Costa Rica So Different
  9. 3 Religion
  10. 4 Social Customs
  11. 5 Broadcasting and Print Media
  12. 6 Literature
  13. 7 Performing Arts
  14. 8 Art
  15. Appendix A: Internet Resources
  16. Appendix B: Presidential Elections 1953-Present
  17. Appendix C: Costa Rica at a Glance
  18. Glossary
  19. Selected Bibliography
  20. Index