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

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 Filibuster Myth and Cultural Anti-Imperialism: Consolidation 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

About the author

Marco Cabrera Geserick is assistant professor at Gustavus Adolphus College.

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, Marco Cabrera 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