1st Edition
Generations Of Settlers Rural Households And Markets On The Costa Rican Frontier, 1850-1935
By Mario Samper
Copyright 1990
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents conceptual issues regarding household commodity production and agrarian capitalism and refers to specific issues in Costa Rican historiography. It discusses the regional case-study, addressing issues such as the role of peasant farming in the development of agro-export production.
1. Introduction 2. Domestic Units and Social Environment 3. The First Migrants 4. A Society of Settlers 5. Sons and Daughters of Settlers 6. A New Generation of Migrants 7. Epilogue: Uniqueness and Convergent Paths