Culture and Customs of Costa Rica Helmuth, Chalene

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.

DOI: 10.1336/0313360901 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/books/bookdetail.asp?sku=BGR0492

Culture and Customs of Costa Rica Series: Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean Paperback, 160 pages, $20.00 Copyright ©2000, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-36090-1 DOI: 10.1336/0313360901

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