Banana fallout
Subtitle: class, color, and culture among West Indians in Costa Rica
By: Trevor W. Purcell ; foreword by R.S. Bryce-Laporte.
Series: Afro-American culture and society,; v. 12
Publisher: Center for Afro-American Studies, University of California
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: West Indians -- Costa Rica -- Limón (Province) -- Social conditions.; Blacks -- Costa Rica -- Limón (Province) -- Social conditions.; Limón (Costa Rica : Province) -- Race relations.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185) and index.