Esperanza Speaks: Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama

Author:   Gloria Rudolf
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
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9781487594701


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 April 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gloria Rudolf
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781487594701


ISBN 10:   1487594704
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"""Rudolf’s combination of vivid storytelling, clear analysis, and relevant historical sidebars make the book a provocative, poignant discussion starter for early undergraduates."" -- Marian Ahn Thorpe, Princeton University * <em>American Anthropologist</em> *"


Esperanza Speaks is a clearly written, compassionate, and engaging read. Ideal for the classroom, this work allows readers to understand not only Esperanza's life but also Panama's place in our global society. Using descriptive and explanatory prose in equal parts, Rudolf unveils the changes in Esperanza's family as their roles shift over time, as well as their own perspectives on the structural forces that affect their lives. - Christine Hippert, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Beautifully written and dramatically presented, this volume examines a half century of social change in rural Panama. Told through the eyes of the author's collaborator and friend of fifty years, Esperanza's story shows how the life history approach in anthropology treats economic transformations 'from the bottom up.' Ideal for classroom use, this book is a winner. - Richard Scaglion, University of Pittsburgh Gloria Rudolf provides a close-up, heartfelt view of the ways one woman and her family struggle with poverty and rely on the strength of an ever-changing mosaic of kinship and friendship relations. Esperanza Speaks is a beautiful book - a paean to a lifetime collaboration and, at the same time, a record of experienced globalization. Lived and living history at its best. - Hans C. Buechler, Syracuse University


Rudolf's combination of vivid storytelling, clear analysis, and relevant historical sidebars make the book a provocative, poignant discussion starter for early undergraduates. -- Marian Ahn Thorpe, Princeton University * <em>American Anthropologist</em> *


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Gloria Rudolf is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.

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