Author: Kathleen W. Deady
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736837507
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an introduction to El Salvador, using a question-and-answer format that discusses land features, government, housing, transportation, industries, education, sports, art forms, holidays, food, and family life. Includes a map, facts, and charts.
Salvador
Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671668808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In 1982, Didion traveled to El Salvador at the height of the ghastly civil war. From battlefields to body dumps, she trained a merciless eye not only on the terror but also on the depredations and evasions of our own country's foreign policy.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671668808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In 1982, Didion traveled to El Salvador at the height of the ghastly civil war. From battlefields to body dumps, she trained a merciless eye not only on the terror but also on the depredations and evasions of our own country's foreign policy.
Stories of Civil War in El Salvador
Author: Erik Ching
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469628678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
El Salvador's civil war began in 1980 and ended twelve bloody years later. It saw extreme violence on both sides, including the terrorizing and targeting of civilians by death squads, recruitment of child soldiers, and the death and disappearance of more than 75,000 people. Examining El Salvador's vibrant life-story literature written in the aftermath of this terrible conflict--including memoirs and testimonials--Erik Ching seeks to understand how the war has come to be remembered and rebattled by Salvadorans and what that means for their society today. Ching identifies four memory communities that dominate national postwar views: civilian elites, military officers, guerrilla commanders, and working class and poor testimonialists. Pushing distinct and divergent stories, these groups are today engaged in what Ching terms a "narrative battle" for control over the memory of the war. Their ongoing publications in the marketplace of ideas tend to direct Salvadorans' attempts to negotiate the war's meaning and legacy, and Ching suggests that a more open, coordinated reconciliation process is needed in this postconflict society. In the meantime, El Salvador, fractured by conflicting interpretations of its national trauma, is hindered in dealing with the immediate problems posed by the nexus of neoliberalism, gang violence, and outmigration.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469628678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
El Salvador's civil war began in 1980 and ended twelve bloody years later. It saw extreme violence on both sides, including the terrorizing and targeting of civilians by death squads, recruitment of child soldiers, and the death and disappearance of more than 75,000 people. Examining El Salvador's vibrant life-story literature written in the aftermath of this terrible conflict--including memoirs and testimonials--Erik Ching seeks to understand how the war has come to be remembered and rebattled by Salvadorans and what that means for their society today. Ching identifies four memory communities that dominate national postwar views: civilian elites, military officers, guerrilla commanders, and working class and poor testimonialists. Pushing distinct and divergent stories, these groups are today engaged in what Ching terms a "narrative battle" for control over the memory of the war. Their ongoing publications in the marketplace of ideas tend to direct Salvadorans' attempts to negotiate the war's meaning and legacy, and Ching suggests that a more open, coordinated reconciliation process is needed in this postconflict society. In the meantime, El Salvador, fractured by conflicting interpretations of its national trauma, is hindered in dealing with the immediate problems posed by the nexus of neoliberalism, gang violence, and outmigration.
El Salvador
Author: Kathleen W. Deady
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736837507
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an introduction to El Salvador, using a question-and-answer format that discusses land features, government, housing, transportation, industries, education, sports, art forms, holidays, food, and family life. Includes a map, facts, and charts.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736837507
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an introduction to El Salvador, using a question-and-answer format that discusses land features, government, housing, transportation, industries, education, sports, art forms, holidays, food, and family life. Includes a map, facts, and charts.
Timeless Stories of El Salvador
Author: Federico Navarrete
Publisher: Supernova IC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Every country has its unique stories, and El Salvador is no different. For the first time, the magic of the Salvadoran nights is coming to you in English. For hundreds of years, parents have shared unique stories with their children, like the twins whom a Shaman transformed into the Cadejos because of their antics, or the vain and beautiful woman who scares bad men in the rivers at night, the Siguanaba. It's time that you could discover more about the unique Salvadoran folklore and transport yourself to a new land. Are you ready to travel in time and discover El Salvador? This volume includes: - The good and the bad Cadejo - The Siguanaba - Cipitio - The Headless Priest - The Black Knight - The Guirola Family - The Partideño - The Squeaky Wagon - The Owls - The Lady of the Rings - The Cuyancua - The Fair Judge of the Night - The Managuas - Chasca “The virgin of the water” - The Fleshless Woman - The Enchanted Ulupa Lagoon - Our Lady Saint Anne - The Midnight Yeller - The Lempa River - Devil’s Door - Comizahual “The white woman” - Izalco Volcano - The Moon’s Cave - The Amate Tree - The Pig Witch - The Tabudo - Mr. Money and Mrs. Fortune - Princess Naba and the Balsam Tree - The Tamales Woman of Cuzcachapa Lagoon - The Living Rock of Nahuizalco - Alegria Lagoon Siren
Publisher: Supernova IC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Every country has its unique stories, and El Salvador is no different. For the first time, the magic of the Salvadoran nights is coming to you in English. For hundreds of years, parents have shared unique stories with their children, like the twins whom a Shaman transformed into the Cadejos because of their antics, or the vain and beautiful woman who scares bad men in the rivers at night, the Siguanaba. It's time that you could discover more about the unique Salvadoran folklore and transport yourself to a new land. Are you ready to travel in time and discover El Salvador? This volume includes: - The good and the bad Cadejo - The Siguanaba - Cipitio - The Headless Priest - The Black Knight - The Guirola Family - The Partideño - The Squeaky Wagon - The Owls - The Lady of the Rings - The Cuyancua - The Fair Judge of the Night - The Managuas - Chasca “The virgin of the water” - The Fleshless Woman - The Enchanted Ulupa Lagoon - Our Lady Saint Anne - The Midnight Yeller - The Lempa River - Devil’s Door - Comizahual “The white woman” - Izalco Volcano - The Moon’s Cave - The Amate Tree - The Pig Witch - The Tabudo - Mr. Money and Mrs. Fortune - Princess Naba and the Balsam Tree - The Tamales Woman of Cuzcachapa Lagoon - The Living Rock of Nahuizalco - Alegria Lagoon Siren
El Salvador
Author: Greg Nickles
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778793687
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
El Salvador is a mix of native and Spanish customs and traditions. This attractive new book introduces children to the fascinating history and celebrations of the Salvadoran people and highlights their art, folklore, and literature.
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778793687
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
El Salvador is a mix of native and Spanish customs and traditions. This attractive new book introduces children to the fascinating history and celebrations of the Salvadoran people and highlights their art, folklore, and literature.
The Salvador Option
Author: Russell Crandall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107134595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
This book offers a thorough and fair-minded interpretation of the role of the United States in El Salvador's civil war.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107134595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
This book offers a thorough and fair-minded interpretation of the role of the United States in El Salvador's civil war.
Salvador
Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307787362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
"Terror is the given of the place." The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war. Didion "brings the country to life" (The New York Times), delivering an anatomy of a particular brand of political terror—its mechanisms, rationales, and intimate relation to United States foreign policy. As ash travels from battlefields to body dumps, Didion interviews a puppet president, and considers the distinctly Salvadoran grammar of the verb "to disappear." Here, the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean gives us a book that is germane to any country in which bloodshed has become a standard tool of politics.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307787362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
"Terror is the given of the place." The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war. Didion "brings the country to life" (The New York Times), delivering an anatomy of a particular brand of political terror—its mechanisms, rationales, and intimate relation to United States foreign policy. As ash travels from battlefields to body dumps, Didion interviews a puppet president, and considers the distinctly Salvadoran grammar of the verb "to disappear." Here, the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean gives us a book that is germane to any country in which bloodshed has become a standard tool of politics.
El Salvador
Author: Erin Foley
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761419679
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of El Salvador"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761419679
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of El Salvador"--Provided by publisher.
Weakness and Deceit
Author: Raymond Bonner
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
El Salvador
Author: Kevin Murray
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 9780855983611
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This book in Oxfam's Country Profile series gives an account of the history of El Salvador, and the inequalities and political corruption in Salvadoran society which were contributory causes of the long-running civil war. The ecological crisis facing the country, and the unresolved issues of land tenure are also examined. El Salvador: Keeping the Peace reviews the efforts which are being made to rebuild communities, and the obstacles which remain on the road to a stable and peaceful future.
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 9780855983611
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This book in Oxfam's Country Profile series gives an account of the history of El Salvador, and the inequalities and political corruption in Salvadoran society which were contributory causes of the long-running civil war. The ecological crisis facing the country, and the unresolved issues of land tenure are also examined. El Salvador: Keeping the Peace reviews the efforts which are being made to rebuild communities, and the obstacles which remain on the road to a stable and peaceful future.