The world of Sofía Velasquez : the autobiography of a Bolivian market vendor /
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Author / Creator: | Velasquez, Sofía, 1945- |
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Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, c1996. |
Description: | xxxi, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Velasquez, Sofía, -- 1945- Velasquez, Sofía, -- 1945- Women merchants -- Bolivia -- Biography. Women merchants. Bolivia. Autobiographies. Biography. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2669888 |
Summary: | This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. |
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Physical Description: | xxxi, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index. |
ISBN: | 0231104677 (alk. paper) |