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

by Marco Cabrera Geserick

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498559816
• ISBN13: 9781498559812
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"