Landscapes of Struggle - Politics, Society, and Community in El Salvador

During the 1980s, El Salvador's violent civil war captured the world's attention. In the years since, the country has undergone dramatic changes. "Landscapes of Struggle" offers a broad, interdisciplinary assessment of El Salvador from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the ways local politics have shaped the development of the nation.
Proceeding chronologically, these essays-by historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists-explore the political, social, and cultural dynamics governing the Salvadoran experience, including the crucial roles of land, the military, and ethnicity; the effects of the civil war; and recent transformations, such as the growth of a large Salvadoran diaspora in the United States. Taken together, they provide a fully realized portrait of El Salvador's troublesome past, transformative present, and uncertain future.

About the author

Aldo Lauria, associate professor of history and director of Latin American and Latino Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, is the author of An Agrarian Republic: Commercial Agriculture and the Politics of Peasant Communities in El Salvador, 1823-1914.

Summary

An interdisciplinary assessment of El Salvador's history, politics, and culture from the late nineteenth century through the present.

Product details

• Authors: Aldo Lauria, Aldo Lauria-Santiago, Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago
• Assisted by: Leigh Binford (Editor), Aldo Lauria-Santiago (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2004
• EAN: 9780822958383
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5838-3
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 233 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 467 g
• Series: Pitt Latin American Series; Pitt Latin American (Paperback; Pitt Latin American Series; Pitt Latin American (Paperback; Pitt Latin American
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education