The World of Sofia Velasquez: The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor

By Sofia Velasquez, Judith-Maria Buechler, Hans Buechler

Book Overview

This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231104677
• ISBN13: 9780231104678
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher