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Voices of migrants : rural-urban migration in Costa Rica
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Voices of migrants : rural-urban migration in Costa Rica

Author: Paul Kutsche
Publisher: Gainsville : University Press of Florida, ©1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Verbatim or near-verbatim 1981-84 interviews with 14 Costa Ricans (ten men, four women) provide information about life histories of migrants to San José. Strong opening chapters provide the context for migration and the interview-years. Conclusion relates their narratives to Costa Rican 'exceptionalism' and other value-patterns"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Paul Kutsche
ISBN: 081301266X 9780813012667 0813012678 9780813012674
OCLC Number: 28890647
Description: xii, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents: Pt. I. The Historical and Cultural Matrix. History. The Environment. The Rise and Fall of the Farmer. Devaluation and Inflation. The Demography of Migration --
Pt. II. The Life Histories. El Tigre. Chico. Beto. El Artista. El Cafetal. El Negro. El Visionario. Maestro. El Viejo. Fuego. Primitiva. Magdalena. Tia Bertha. Victoria --
Pt. III. Analysis.
Responsibility: Paul Kutsche.
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"Verbatim or near-verbatim 1981-84 interviews with 14 Costa Ricans (ten men, four women) provide information about life histories of migrants to San José. Strong opening chapters provide the context for migration and the interview-years. Conclusion relates their narratives to Costa Rican 'exceptionalism' and other value-patterns"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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