Bücher von Lowell Gudmundson

Explores the political, social, and economic place occupied by the coffee industry in contemporary Costa Rican history. Lowell Gudmundson explores the development of the co-op movement, the rise of the gourmet coffee market, and the transformations Costa Rica has undergone as a result of the coffee industry's powerful presence in the country.

Focuses on the decade of the 1840s, when the impact of coffee and export agriculture began to revolutionize Costa Rican society. Lowell Gudmundson focuses on the nature of the society prior to the coffee boom, but he also makes observations on the entire sweep of Costa Rican history.