Rethinking race, gender and citizenship: Black West Indian women in Costa Rica, c. 1920-1940

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 198-212

  Foote, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbeans; Citizenship; Class; Community; Costa Rica; Gender

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; GENDER RELATIONS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RACE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 16544387934     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-9856.2004.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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