From grandmother to granddaughter : Salvadoran women's stories

Gorkin, Michael. (Author). Pineda, Marta. (Added Author). Leal, Gloria. (Added Author).

Summary: Publisher description: The life histories and testimonies of nine Salvadoran women from different generations shape this intimate portrayal of contemporary El Salvador. The authors interviewed a grandmother, mother, and granddaughter from three Salvadoran families: La Familia Nunez, members of the upper class La Familia Rivas, from El Salvador's growing middle class and La Familia Garcia, from the campo, the Salvadoran peasantry. The voices we hear convey a deep sense of the world of Salvadoran women and how life is lived in that Central American country today. Each woman tells her own life story, and interspersed with recollections of childhood, marriage, and childrearing are revealing accounts of El Salvador's turbulent political past and present. Reflected in the stories are the vast changes in educational and occupational opportunities for women and the shifts in male-female relationships. Class differences are still a fundamental part of Salvadoran life, but changes are occurring in this area as well. From Grandmother to Granddaughter is a vivid and authentic portrait of today's El Salvador that convincingly illustrates how individual lives can reflect the larger changes within a society.

Record details

ISBN: 9780520924505
ISBN: 0520924509
ISBN: 1299834426
ISBN: 9781299834422
ISBN: 0520211650
ISBN: 9780520211650
ISBN: 0520222407
ISBN: 9780520222403
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (xi, 256 pages) : map
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000]
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

General Note:	AC-SUB CatMonthString:january.14 CatMonthString:april.16 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / Michael Gorkin -- La Familia Nuñez. Niña Cecilia. Monica. Paulina -- La Familia García. María. Lupe. Niña Dolores -- La Familia Rivas. Dulce. Niña Julia. Sara -- Some afterwords.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.