City of Flowers: An Ethnography of Social and Economic Change in Costa Rica's Central Valley SOC006000 ISBN-10: 006055472X

ISBN-10: 006055472X

A timely and urgent book written in an engaging style

Among the subjects covered in this volume is an interesting comparison of the First Amendment rights of civilians and soldiers who protested U

including a detailed treatment of the "Grigorchuk group

and setting -- clearly and effectively

City of Flowers: An Ethnography of Social and Economic Change in Costa Rica's Central Valley SOC006000 ISBN-10: 006055472XCity of Flowers is an ethnographic study of social and economic change in Costa Rica. Rather than investigate how macroeconomic forces bear down on workers and households, this book explores how individuals and households give meaning and shape to neoliberalism as it evolves over time. Drawing on twenty years of field work and 100 life histories of people living in one Costa Rican city, the book considers how individuals in four different class