Gorkin, Michael, Marta Pineda and Gloria Leal. From Grandmother to Granddaughter: Salvadoran Women's Stories
Gorkin, an American psychologist, teamed with two Salvadoran women psychologists to explore the life histories of three generations of women in El Salvador. Their recollections of childhood, courtship, marriage, and child rearing are conveyed against the backdrop of the social upheaval of El Salvador's 12-year civil war that ended in 1992.
BuyLabels: El Salvador, History, Inspirational, Women
Koonings, Kees and Dirk Kruijt (Eds). Fractured Cities: Social Exclusion, Urban Violence and Contested Spaces in Latin America
Based on new empirical evidence, interviews with local people and historical contextualization, the authors attempt to shed light on the faultlines which have appeared in Latin American society.
BuyLabels: Culture, El Salvador, History, Politics
Ladutke, Lawrence Michael. Freedom of Expression in El Salvador: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy
This study covers the 1992 peace accords, which include the removal of human rights abusers from the military, the creation of a truth commission and the demilitarization of public security. It also discusses the troubling indications that the government is once again reducing the space available for freedom of expression, including the undermining of the Office of the Human Rights Counsel, the hostile attitude of President Francisco Flores, evidence of internal espionage and a changing international context.
BuyLabels: El Salvador, History, Politics
Landscapes of Struggle: Politics, Society and Community in El Salvador
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.
BuyLabels: Culture, El Salvador, Politics
Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring
Scale Mayan pyramids, worship the sun on palm-fringed shores and chill out in the shade of a smouldering volcano. Whatever your passion, Central America is jam-packed with possibilities. Written by experts who travel on your budget, this guide lets you go further, stay longer and pay less for the adventure of a lifetime.
BuyLabels: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Travel Guide
Fodor's Central America (Second Edition)
Lose yourself in a gargantuan cloud forest, discover a deserted island, hike up the rim of a volcano's crater, navigate white-water rapids past toucans and iguanas or wander among ruins still tangled in jungle – Fodor’s Central America offers all these experiences and more. BuyLabels: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Travel Guide
Didion, Joan. Salvador
"Everything Didion writes grows out of close observation of the social landscape of El Salvador. And it is quite impossible to deny the artistic brilliance of her reportage. She brings the country to life so that it ends up invading our flesh" - NY Times review. BuyLabels: El Salvador, Literature, Politics
Chasteen, John Charles. Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America
Made up of 20 very different countries, Latin America has sometimes been treated as though it were a homogeneous unit, one mired in poverty and political instability. University of North Carolina scholar John Charles Chasteen's sweeping history of the region imparts a sense of how diverse - ethnically, linguistically, culturally - Latin America truly is, and of how that part of the world is rapidly changing. BuyLabels: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, History, Honduras
Montgomery, Tommie Sue. Revolution in El Salvador: From Civil Strife to Civil Peace
In this new edition, Montgomery offers a detailed account of the evolution of the war, a clear analysis of why Duarte's promises for peace and prosperity could not be fulfilled, and an evaluation of the electoral victory of the oligarchy in 1989. Buy
Labels: El Salvador, History, Politics
Nickles, Greg. El Salvador: The People and Culture
The book has only 32 pages, so while it touches on many subjects, each only gets a two-page spread. Within these limitations, though, the book presents useful information in a narrative form and with minimal bias. Buy
Labels: Culture, El Salvador
On Your Own in El Salvador
On Your Own in El Salvador is the first traveller's guidebook to cover the country inside and out. It's the book of choice for exploring El Salvador, whether you're going on your own, passing through, or just thinking about visiting. Buy
Labels: El Salvador, Travel Guide
Prashad, Vijay and Teo Ballve (Eds). Dispatches from Latin America: On the Frontlines against Neoliberalism
Dispatches from Latin America reports on countries from Mexico to Argentina to map the contemporary political and social territory. Drawn from the pages of the well-respected NACLA Report, this collection offers a riveting series of accounts that bring new insight into the region's struggles and victories. With shrewd analysis rendered in accessible language, Dispatches lays plain the complex and vitally important conditions unfolding in 21st-century Latin America. Buy
Labels: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Politics
The Rough Guide to Central America 3
Corrugated by mountains and studded by volcanoes, Central America reaches from Mexico towards South America like a hooked, tentative finger. Its geography - seven piecemeal nations stacked on top of each other in a narrowing isthmus - is in many ways its destiny: a distinct region caught between two larger realities. BuyLabels: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Travel Guide
Towell, Larry. El Salvador
A deeply compelling look at a tumultuous country, Larry Towell's photographs are at once powerful and compassionate, revealing a country of violence, heartbreak, strength, and dignity. BuyLabels: Culture, El Salvador, Pictorial
Williamson, Edwin. The Penguin History of Latin America
Williamson (Univ. of Edinburgh) has accomplished a nearly impossible task: he has produced a lucid, objective interpretation for the non-specialist reader. The book is organized topically, rather than by country, and the author wisely selects regional examples of his major themes, rather than attempting a detailed analysis of each country. The work ends with an unusual exploration of literature and culture in relation to identity and modernization, followed by a helpful bibliographic essay.
BuyLabels: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, History, Honduras
Youngers, Coletta and Eileen Rosin. Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: the Impact of U.S. Policy
Although the U.S. has spent more than $25 billion on international drug-control programs over the past two decades, it has failed to reduce the supply of cocaine and heroin entering the country. It has, however, succeeded in generating widespread, often profoundly damaging, consequences, most notably in Latin America and the Caribbean.
BuyLabels: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Politics
Barry, Tom. Central America Inside Out
This indispensable guide offers a comprehensive, country-by-country look at the current state of affairs in the most explosive region in the hemisphere. BuyLabels: Costa Rica, Culture, El Salvador, Honduras, Politics
Argueta, Manlio. A Place Called Milagro de la Paz
Argueta is considered El Salvador's greatest living writer, and this latest of his works to be translated into English will add to his reputation. A disjointed literary puzzle, the novel asks much of the reader, but the richly symbolic text offers many rewards. BuyLabels: El Salvador, Literature
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