Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón

Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón

This project looks at the history of the Afro-Costa Ricans in Costa Rica and their relationship with the Costa Rican government. The goal is to show that the geography of the country contributed to the marginalization and invisibility of this minority group. This has been done using archival materia...

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Main Author: Coplin, Daniele Elizabeth
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Afro-Costa Rica: Limón: United Fruit Company: Bananas:
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Coplin, Daniele Elizabeth
Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
description This project looks at the history of the Afro-Costa Ricans in Costa Rica and their relationship with the Costa Rican government. The goal is to show that the geography of the country contributed to the marginalization and invisibility of this minority group. This has been done using archival materials from collections based in Costa Rica and secondary texts found in the United States. Upon examination of these materials it was clear that the province of Limón became a space connected with blackness and there were inequalities between citizens of the coastal province and the central valley. This research highlights the Afro- diaspora in Costa Rica, the flawed Costa Rican democracy and the effect of American Imperialism on Latin America. === text
author Coplin, Daniele Elizabeth
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title Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
title_short Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
title_full Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
title_fullStr Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
title_full_unstemmed Racist geographies : legacies of socio-political discrimination against Afro-Costa Ricans in Limón
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