Gloria Rudolf

Esperanza Speaks

Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama

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Produktbeschreibung

This short, engaging book details the life history of Esperanza Ruiz and four generations of her family. Their stories recount a century of change in a poor highland community in Panama, and how ordinary people struggle, survive, and impact history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781487594695
• ISBN-10: 1487594690
• Artikelnr.: 59082181

Autorenporträt

Gloria Rudolf is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations
Boxes
Acknowledgments
People You Will Meet
The Ruiz Family: Kinship Chart
Introductions
1. The Isthmus of Panama: Two Different Worlds (pre-1920s)
2. Childhood: As Soon as I Opened My Eyes (1920s-1930s)
3. Youth: I Could Always Quit and Go Home (1940s-1950s)
4. Adult: A Voice Meant to Be Heard (1960s-1980s)
5. Elder: Doors Open, Doors Close (1990s-2019)
6. Next Generations: Who’s Heading Home Again? (2019)
Concluding Thoughts
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index