Introduction To El Salvador
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Author | : Gilad James, PhD |
Publisher | : Gilad James Mystery School |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1621310639 |
El Salvador is a small Central American country located between Guatemala and Honduras. It has a population of approximately 6.4 million people, making it the most densely populated country in the region. The official language is Spanish, and the currency is the US dollar. The majority of the population is Catholic, and the country has a rich history and culture. The indigenous Pipil people inhabited the area before being conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. El Salvador gained independence from Spain in 1821 and has since experienced political and social turmoil, including a civil war that lasted from 1980 to 1992. Despite its small size, El Salvador has a diverse geography, including mountains, volcanoes, and beaches. Its economy is largely dependent on exports, particularly coffee and textiles. The country has faced several challenges in recent years, including high levels of poverty, gang violence, and environmental issues. However, efforts to improve infrastructure, education, and social programs have been made to address these challenges. El Salvador is also known for its vibrant culture, including its music, art, and cuisine. Overall, the country has a rich history and unique identity that continues to evolve in the face of global and domestic challenges.
Author | : Christopher M. White |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2008-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0313349290 |
Plagued by political instability, economic hardships, and massacres of innocent men, women, and children, El Salvador has fought for freedom throughout the centuries. No other reference source captures the suffering and adversities this ever-evolving country has faced. El Salvador's tumultuous history and recent past are clearly documented in this comprehensive volume, filling a void on high school and public library shelves. This work offers the most current coverage on this tiny Latin American nation's struggles, covering from the pre-Columbian era to economics and politics in the 21st Century. Complete with interviews and accounts from former rebels and guerillas and other victims of the country's struggle for freedom, this volume highlights a unique account of El Salvador's past-the viewpoints from the civilians who lived through it. Students will find The History of El Salvador to be an invaluable source for social studies, history, current events, and political science classes.
Author | : Orlando J. Perez |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2016-07-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0810880202 |
El Salvador might be the smallest country in Central America by territory but it has had a significant impact on the region and played an important role in U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America. The country’s history is intertwined with the struggles for self-determination and sovereignty both from Spanish colonial domination and after independence from the rule of foreign caudillos and its stronger neighbors, such as Mexico and Guatemala. The country had an important role in United States policies toward Latin America during the Cold War. The Historical Dictionary of El Salvador contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about El Salvador.
Author | : Robert Armstrong |
Publisher | : South End Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Christian democracy |
ISBN | : 9780896081376 |
Two of the leading U.S. experts on Central America provide the definitive study of the history and reality of the situation in El Salvador through the early 1980s.
Author | : Gilad James, PhD |
Publisher | : Gilad James Mystery School |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0636114554 |
El Salvador is a small Central American country located between Guatemala and Honduras. It has a population of approximately 6.4 million people, making it the most densely populated country in the region. The official language is Spanish, and the currency is the US dollar. The majority of the population is Catholic, and the country has a rich history and culture. The indigenous Pipil people inhabited the area before being conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. El Salvador gained independence from Spain in 1821 and has since experienced political and social turmoil, including a civil war that lasted from 1980 to 1992. Despite its small size, El Salvador has a diverse geography, including mountains, volcanoes, and beaches. Its economy is largely dependent on exports, particularly coffee and textiles. The country has faced several challenges in recent years, including high levels of poverty, gang violence, and environmental issues. However, efforts to improve infrastructure, education, and social programs have been made to address these challenges. El Salvador is also known for its vibrant culture, including its music, art, and cuisine. Overall, the country has a rich history and unique identity that continues to evolve in the face of global and domestic challenges.
Author | : David Pedersen |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2013-01-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0226653390 |
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 that earns money in the US and sends it home. In this work, Pedersen examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipucā, a Salvadoran town infamous for its remittance wealth, and the Washington, DC metro area.
Author | : Greg Nickles |
Publisher | : Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780778793687 |
El Salvador is a mix of native and Spanish customs and traditions. This attractive new book introduces children to the fascinating history and celebrations of the Salvadoran people and highlights their art, folklore, and literature.
Author | : Roy Boland |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Provides an overview of the history and culture of El Salvador, and includes discussion of the country's society and economy, religion, education, entertainment, literature, media, and visual and performing arts.
Author | : Francesca Davis DiPiazza |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0822571455 |
Information on the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of El Salvador.
Author | : Brian D'Haeseleer |
Publisher | : University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0700625127 |
In 1979, with El Salvador growing ever more unstable and ripe for revolution, the United States undertook a counterinsurgency intervention that over the following decade would become Washington’s largest nation-building effort since Vietnam. In 2003, policymakers looked to this “successful” undertaking as a model for US intervention in Iraq. In fact, Brian D’Haeseleer argues in The Salvadoran Crucible, the US counterinsurgency in El Salvador produced no more than a stalemate, and in the process inflicted tremendous suffering on Salvadorans for a limited amount of foreign policy gains. D’Haeseleer’s book is a deeply informed, dispassionate account of how the Salvadoran venture took shape, what it actually accomplished, and what lessons it holds. A historical analysis of the origins of US counterinsurgency policy provides context for understanding how precedents informed US intervention in El Salvador. What follows is a detailed, in-depth view of how the counterinsurgency unfolded—the nature, logic, and effectiveness of the policies, initiatives, and operations promoted by American strategists. D’Haeseleer’s account disputes the “success” narrative by showing that El Salvador’s achievements, mainly the spread of democracy, occurred as a result not of the American intervention but of the insurgents’ war against the state. Most significantly, The Salvadoran Crucible contends that the reforms enacted during the war failed to address the underlying causes of the conflict, which today continue to reverberate in El Salvador. The book thus suggests a reassessment of the history of American counterinsurgency, and a course-correction for the future.