Esperanza Speaks

Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama

Gloria Rudolf

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University of Toronto Press
15 April 2021

Social & cultural history; Urban communities; Ethnic studies; Hispanic & Latino studies

Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom

Esperanza Speaks examines a century-long process of socioeconomic change in rural Panama through the experiences of one woman, Esperanza Ruiz, and four generations of her family. The intimate narrative shows how ordinary people, through their choices and actions, are affected by and, in turn, can affect how history unfolds. Readers see Esperanza's family as both victims and protagonists in their own histories. Born into rural poverty with limited options, they still find small openings to try to improve their lives. Sometimes successful, sometimes not, they survive by drawing on their only abundant resource: each other. Based on twenty field visits over the course of fifty years, Esperanza Speaks is the result of a dedicated anthropologist's long-term engagement with the individuals of a single community, and a beautiful example of ethnographic storytelling.

By: Gloria Rudolf
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781487594695
ISBN 10: 1487594690
Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 April 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Illustrations Boxes Acknowledgments People You Will Meet The Ruiz Family: Kinship Chart Introductions 1. The Isthmus of Panama: Two Different Worlds (pre-1920s) 2. Childhood: As Soon as I Opened My Eyes (1920s–1930s) 3. Youth: I Could Always Quit and Go Home (1940s–1950s) 4. Adult: A Voice Meant to Be Heard (1960s–1980s) 5. Elder: Doors Open, Doors Close (1990s–2019) 6. Next Generations: Who’s Heading Home Again? (2019) Concluding Thoughts Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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

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

"""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> *"