Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago

An agrarian republic : commercial agriculture and the politics of peasant communities in El Salvador, 1823-1914

This text provides archival research on the agrarian history of El Salvador during the 19th century, a period of expanding commercial and export agriculture which saw the emergence of important conflicts over land tenure use in much of Latin America.

Landscapes of Struggle: Politics, Society, and Community in El Salvador

During the 1980s, El Salvadors violent civil war captured the worlds attention. In the years since, the country has undergone dramatic changes. Landscapes of Struggle offers a broad, interdisciplinary assessment of El Salvador from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the ways local politics have shaped the development of the nation. Proceeding chronologically, these essays - by historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists - explore the political, social, and cultural dynamics governing the Salvadoran experience, including the crucial roles of land, the military, and ethnicity; the effects of the civil war; and recent transformations, such as the growth of a large Salvadoran diaspora in the United States. Taken together, they provide a fully realized portrait of El Salvadors troublesome past, transformative present, and uncertain future.