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The World of Sofía Velasquez

The World of Sofía Velasquez The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Columbia University Press

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Book information

ISBN: 9780231104678
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 381.18092
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 400g
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 18mm