Parcels: Memories of Salvadoran Migration

by Mike Anastario

Book Overview

In light of new proposals to control undocumented migrants in the United States, Parcels prioritizes rural Salvadoran remembering in an effort to combat the collective amnesia that supports the logic of these historically myopic strategies. Mike Anastario investigates the social memories of individuals from a town he refers to as "El Norte o," a rural municipality in El Salvador that was heavily impacted by the Salvadoran Civil War, which in turn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813595231
• ISBN13: 9780813595238
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher