{"product_id":"from-grandmother-to-granddaughter-salvadoran-womens-stories-paperback","title":"From Grandmother to Granddaughter: Salvadoran Women's Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Gorkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarta Pineda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGloria Leal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 Nu ez, members of the upper class; La Familia Rivas, from El Salvador's growing middle class; and La Familia Garc a, from the \u003ci\u003ecampo\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom Grandmother to Granddaughter\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"From Grandmother to Granddaughter\u003c\/i\u003e stirringly reveals nine women of El Salvador who, through their own recollections, share life and its struggles with family abuse, wars, intergenerational tensions, losses, shared memories and joys. Insightful and seamless in style, the book encourages all women and men to see ourselves through wiser and more caring eyes.\"--Susan Borwick, Director of Women's Studies, Wake Forest University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gorkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist and former Fulbright scholar in El Salvador. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDays of Honey, Days of Onion: The Story of a Palestinian Family in Israel \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1993)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Three Mothers, Three Daughters: Palestinian Women's Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1995). \u003cb\u003eMarta Pineda\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGloria Leal\u003c\/b\u003e are psychologists in El Salvador.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 267\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.96 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424036479078,"sku":"9780520222403","price":66.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Nm1OU1Mvcmhod3MxbUZ6bks3cVh6dz09.webp?v=1775587814","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/from-grandmother-to-granddaughter-salvadoran-womens-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}