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Cold war paradise : settlement, culture, and identity-making among U.S. Americans in Costa Rica, 1945-1980 / Atalia Shragai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shragai, Atalia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, American.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Costa Rica.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Atalia Shragai examines the motivations for immigration, patterns of movement, settlements, and processes of identity-making among U.S. Americans in Costa Rica from post-World War II to the late 1970s"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Crossroads
- 2. Places and Networks
- 3. From Cowboys to the Guardians of Eden
- 4. Becoming a U.S. Woman in Costa Rica
- 5. Material Culture on the Move
- 6. Looking Back in Amazement
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Shragai, Atalia Cold War Paradise
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-3203-8
- OCLC:
- 1302951946
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