The Salvadoran Americans /
Salvadorans and other Central Americans have a strong presence in the United States because of the recent civil wars, natural disasters, and resulting economic downturns in the region. Most fled the right-wing death squads that were funded by the Reagan and first Bush Administrations and that target...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2005.
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Colección: | New Americans (Westport, Conn.)
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Salvadorans and other Central Americans have a strong presence in the United States because of the recent civil wars, natural disasters, and resulting economic downturns in the region. Most fled the right-wing death squads that were funded by the Reagan and first Bush Administrations and that targeted civilian populations in the 1980s and 1990s. The war in El Salvador left more than 80,000 people dead and more than 9,000 disappeared. In The Salvadoran Americans, readers will understand the fuller context of Salvadoran and Central American immigration to the United States and how these new Amer. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780313062926 0313062927 9780313323065 0313323062 1282418033 9781282418035 9786612418037 6612418036 |
ISSN: | 1092-6364 |