Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica

by David Diaz-Arias, Ronny Viales Hurtado, Juan José Marín Hernández

2018 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Costa Rica has been largely recognized as a democratic and politically stable country in a region (Central America) characterized by instability, dictatorships, and social inequality. Several social and institutional problems have risen during the last decades, but the country still maintains good social and health indicators. Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Costa Rica.

Studia et Documenta, vol. 8(2014)

by Federico M. Requena, José Miguel Pero-Sanz, Laurent Touze, Miguel de Salis Amaral, Andrew Hegarty, Johannes Grohe, Carlo Pioppi, Francesc Castells, Yolanda Cagigas, Ángel Gómez-Hortigüela

2014 · Istituto Storico San Josemaría Escrivá

To get to know in greater detail the history of Opus Dei and its founder: to get to know the central characters, what its documents say, its influence on the Catholic Church and contemporary society. Since 2007, this has benn the task of the journal "Studia et Documenta". The journal gathers together studies, annotated unpublished documents, news of academic interest, reviews and synopses, and a comprehensive bibliographic bulletin. Each volume contains in the region of 500 pages. The articles are prepared by specialists and are subjected to the peer review system.