Marco Cabrera Geserick

The Legacy of the Filibuster War

National Identity and Collective Memory in Central America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the development of the Filibuster War as the main symbol of Costa Rican national identity. By analyzing the ways in which national narratives have been created around the war, the author argues that national identity is a dynamic process defined according to local, national, and international contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781498559812
• ISBN-10: 1498559816
• Artikelnr.: 56732354

Autorenporträt

By Marco Cabrera Geserick

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Fighting for May 1st: Rise, Fall, and Return of the
Memory of the Filibuster War Chapter 2: The Alajuelato and the Rise of
Liberalism: May 1st versus Santamaria Chapter 3: The Return of the
FIlibuester Myth and Cultural Anit-Imperialism: Consolidtion of the Memory
of the Filibuster War in Twentieth-Century Costa Rica Chapter 4: Santa
Rosa, or Failing on Inventing Traditions Chapter 5: Celebrating the
Avenging Torch: Perceptions of a Military Hero in a Country without Army
Conclusion