Salvadoran Imaginaries: Mediated Identities and Cultures of Consumption

by Cecilia M. Rivas

Book Overview

Ravaged by civil war throughout the 1980s and 1990s, El Salvador has now emerged as a study in contradictions. It is a country where urban call centers and shopping malls exist alongside rural poverty. It is a land now at peace but still grappling with a legacy of violence. It is a place marked by deep social divides, yet offering a surprising abundance of inclusive spaces. Above all, it is a nation without borders, as widespread emigration during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813564611
• ISBN13: 9780813564616
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"