The sparrow and the hawk
Subtitle: Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of José Figueres
By: Kyle Longley.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Figueres Ferrer, José, 1906-; United States -- Foreign relations -- Costa Rica; Costa Rica -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: "Extensively documented study stresses Figueres' ability to manipulate symbols and service influential contacts, which afforded Costa Rica space to pursue nationalist agenda, resisting US domination without provoking US intervention"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-231) and index.