The World of Sofia Velasquez: The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor

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.

Author: Hans Buechler, Judith-Maria Buechler
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 09/05/1996
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.34w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9780231104678
ISBN10: 0231104677
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- Social Science | Anthropology | General

About the Author
Hans Buechler is professor of anthropology at Syracuse University.

Judith-Maria Buechler is professor of anthropology at Hobart and William Smith College.