Sparrow and the Hawk : Costa Rica and the United States during the Rise of Jose Figueres /
"Extensively documented study stresses Figueres' ability to manipulate symbols and service influential contacts, which afforded Costa Rica space to pursue nationalist agenda, resisting US domination without provoking US intervention"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
1997.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Switzerland of the Americas : Costa Rica and the foundations of cordial relations with the United States
- Laying the foundations of change : the United States, President Rafael Angel Calderón, and the rise of Jose Figueres, 1940-1944
- The times are a-changing : the emergence of problems between the Picado administration and the United States, 1944-1948
- The first Latin American battleground of the Cold War : the U.S. response to the Costa Rican civil war of 1948
- The first time around : the Costa Rican junta and the United States, 1948-1949
- The calm before the storm : the presidency of Otílio Ulate and the rise of the Partido Liberación Nacional, 1949-1953
- Resistance and accommodation : the United States and the nationalism of Jose Figueres, 1953-1957
- Oftentimes the tail wags the dog : trends in relations between Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of Jose Figueres.