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Introduction

An Arc of Triumph and Despair

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2019

Jeffrey L. Gould
Jeffrey L. Gould
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Indiana University, Bloomington
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We approached the corner store along a dusty side street of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador, 70 miles southeast of San Salvador. Guillermo leaned out the car window and asked a young man who was sweeping in front of the store for directions to 14th street. We were going to film an interview with a former packinghouse worker. The young man replied with equanimity, “here everything is 18th street,” referring to the Calle 18 gang. As we turned around and headed out of the neighborhood, I pondered how the high level of loyalty, legitimacy, and solidarity that several decades ago had been associated with the Sindicato de la Industria Pesquera (SIP: the fishing industry union) now belonged to the Calle 18 gang, which, in addition, commanded widespread fear.

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Solidarity Under Siege
The Salvadoran Labor Movement, 1970–1990
 , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Introduction
  • Jeffrey L. Gould, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Solidarity Under Siege
  • Online publication: 17 May 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108297394.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jeffrey L. Gould, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Solidarity Under Siege
  • Online publication: 17 May 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108297394.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jeffrey L. Gould, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Solidarity Under Siege
  • Online publication: 17 May 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108297394.001
Available formats
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