{"product_id":"threatening-others-carlos-sandoval-garcia-9780896802353","title":"Threatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa Rica","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the last two decades, a decline in public investment has undermined some of the national values and institutions of Costa Rica. The resulting sense of dislocation and loss is usually projected onto Nicaraguan \"immigrants.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa Rica\u003c\/i\u003e explores the representation of the Nicaraguan \"other\" in the Costa Rican imagery. It also seeks to address more generally why the sense of national belonging constitutes a crucial identification in contemporary societies. Interdisciplinary and based on extensive fieldwork, it looks critically at the \"exceptionalism\" that Costa Ricans take for granted and view as a part of their national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Sandoval-García argues that Nicaraguan immigrants, once perceived as a \"communist threat,\" are now victims of an invigorated, racialized politics in which the Nicaraguan nationality has become an offense in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreatening Others\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply searching book that will interest scholars and students in Latin American studies and politics, cultural studies, and ethnic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlos Sandoval-Garcia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896802353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896802353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.59d","brand":"Carlos Sandoval-Garcia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087043178751,"sku":"9780896802353","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cba23987-9d68-4acf-a54c-e2c14366b2a7.jpg?v=1769097974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/threatening-others-carlos-sandoval-garcia-9780896802353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}