TY  - BOOK
AU  - Longley,Kyle
TI  - The sparrow and the hawk: Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of José Figueres 
SN  - 9780817390563
AV  - E183 .S637 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Tuscaloosa
PB  - University of Alabama Press
KW  - Figueres Ferrer, José,
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; The Switzerland of the Americas : Costa Rica and the foundations of cordial relations with the United States --; Laying the foundations of change : the United States, President Rafael Angel Calderón, and the rise of José Figueres, 1940-1944 --; The times are a-changing : the emergence of problems between the Picado administration and the United States, 1944-1948 --; The first Latin American battleground of the Cold War : the U.S. response to the Costa Rican civil war of 1948 --; The first time around : the Costa Rican junta and the United States, 1948-1949 --; The calm before the storm : the presidency of Otílio Ulate and the rise of the Partido Liberación Nacional, 1949-1953 --; Resistance and accommodation : the United States and the nationalism of José Figueres, 1953-1957 --; Oftentimes the tail wags the dog : trends in relations between Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of José Figueres; 2; b
N2  - "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, volume 58
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