Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza's Story
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- Synopsis
- During a series of sojourns in a town outside San Luis Potosi, Mexico, anthropologist Ruth Behav gathered the extensive oral history of a 60-year-old street peddler whom she calls Esperanza. Her account of Esperanza's life story reads almost like a novel. Behar examines Esperanza's history for themes relating to gender, history, and mythology. After a life of extraordinary hardship Esperanza finds a kind of rebirth through her involvement with healing and witchcraft.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 369 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807070536
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 09/14/05
- Copyrighted By:
- Ruth Behar
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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