The Age of the Earth

This book studies the changing social relations in a region of Costa Rica that does not conform to the country's image as an "agrarian democracy" and investigates why latifundios (large unproductive or under-utilized estates) still dominate much of Latin America.

Summary

This book studies the changing social relations in a region of Costa Rica that does not conform to the country's image as an "agrarian democracy" and investigates why latifundios (large unproductive or under-utilized estates) still dominate much of Latin America.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Edelman
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804720441
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2044-1
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 880 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches