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

By Leigh Binford and Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822958384
• ISBN13: 9780822958383
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"