La voluntad radiante
Subtitle: cultura impresa, magia y medicina en Costa Rica, 1897-1932
By: Iván Molina Jiménez, Steven Palmer.
Contributors: Palmer, Steven Paul.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Editorial Porvenir; Plumsock Mesoamerican Studies
Published: 1996
Place of publication: San José, Costa Rica
Language: spa
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Alsina y Lloveras, Avelino, d. 1928.; Carbell, Carlos, profesor.; Quacks and quackery -- Costa Rica.; Medicine -- Costa Rica -- History.; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Costa Rica -- History -- 20th century.; Publishers and publishing -- Costa Rica -- History -- 20th century.; Medical literature -- Publishing -- Costa Rica -- History -- 20th century.; Catalans -- Costa Rica -- Intellectual life.
Other titles: Cultura impresa, magia y medicina en Costa Rica, 1897-1932
Description: "Uses histories of immigrant Catalan printer and Cuban medical charlatan to examine conflicting cultural currents in early-20th-century Costa Rica. Printer epitomized successful 'self-made' man, but failed when attempted more socially prestigious occupation of coffee sales. Charlatan exploited social space for 'miracles, marvels, and magic' present even in modernizing Costa Rica of 1930s"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159).
Table of contents: title: El yanqui español / Iván Molina Jiménez; title: El mago de Coney Island Park / Steven Palmer.