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American Value
David Pedersen
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Description for American Value
Paperback. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Over the past half-century, El Salvador has transformed dramatically. Historically reliant on primary exports like coffee and cotton, the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income now coming from a massive emigrant workforce - over a quarter of its population - that earns money in the United States and sends it home. In "American Value", David Pedersen examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town infamous for its remittance wealth, and the Washington, DC, metro area, home to the second largest population of ... Read more
Over the past half-century, El Salvador has transformed dramatically. Historically reliant on primary exports like coffee and cotton, the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income now coming from a massive emigrant workforce - over a quarter of its population - that earns money in the United States and sends it home. In "American Value", David Pedersen examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town infamous for its remittance wealth, and the Washington, DC, metro area, home to the second largest population of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226653402
SKU
V9780226653402
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About David Pedersen
David Pedersen is associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego.
Reviews for American Value
"American Value is an original and ambitious book. Apart from his transnational subject - relations between El Salvador and the United States - David Pedersen seeks to throw light on how dominant interpretations of that history are generated and then overturned by the kind of in-depth analysis his research makes possible. If this were not enough, he aspires to throw ... Read more