Legacy of the Filibuster War - National Identity and Collective Memory in Central America

This book examines the development of the Filibuster War as the main symbol of Costa Rican national identity. By analyzing the ways in which national narratives have been created around the war, the author argues that national identity is a dynamic process defined according to local, national, and international contexts.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Fighting for May 1st: Rise, Fall, and Return of the Memory of the Filibuster War
Chapter 2: The Alajuelato and the Rise of Liberalism: May 1st versus Santamaria
Chapter 3: The Return of the FIlibuester Myth and Cultural Anit-Imperialism: Consolidtion of the Memory of the Filibuster War in Twentieth-Century Costa Rica
Chapter 4: Santa Rosa, or Failing on Inventing Traditions
Chapter 5: Celebrating the Avenging Torch: Perceptions of a Military Hero in a Country without Army
Conclusion

About the author

By Marco Cabrera Geserick

Summary

This book examines the development of the Filibuster War as the main symbol of Costa Rican national identity. By analyzing the ways in which national narratives have been created around the war, the author argues that national identity is a dynamic process defined according to local, national, and international contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Marco Cabrera Geserick, Marco Geserick
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781498559812
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5981-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, History of the Americas, Central America, Mexico and Central America