Title: Banana fallout : class, color, and culture among West Indians in Costa Rica /
Authors: Purcell, Trevor W.
Publisher: Center for Afro-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles,
Year: 1993
Subjects: West Indians Costa Rica Limón (Province) Social conditions.; Black people Costa Rica Limón (Province) Social conditions.; Limón (Costa Rica : Province) Race relations.
Abstract: "Extended exploration of blacks in Costa Rica shows the deep cultural division between San Jose and the Caribbean coast. Highlights dependence of the region on banana exports. Includes detailed and unique analysis of the ethnic ecology and social stratification of the city of Limon and the import of skin color and language"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Contents: Afro-Costa Ricans : race, culture, and inequality -- From plantation colony to national enclave : race and inequality -- Transformation of the productive system and racial hierarchy -- Space and social inequality in Limón -- From solidarity to equality : West Indians join the mainstream -- Patterns of social mobility in Limón -- The inequality of language in social practice -- Color as socioeconomic value -- Kinship, values, and social mobility -- Overview : the black experience in Costa Rica.