Witness to War: An American Doctor in El Salvador

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Jeane, May 9, 2008 (view all comments by Jeane)
In 1982 Dr. Clements went to El Salvador to provide basic medical care for civilians in several rural communities. He gives readers an insider's look of US presence in El Salvador and other Central American countries, and what the lives and sufferings of the guerillas were like. I found it interesting to read about the rural lifestyles in El Salvador, and how severely affected the people were by lack of adequate health care, supplies or basic education. Dr. Clements worked hard to improve their situation, and the more involved he became with the local people, the more he questioned what American forces were doing in El Salvador, even though he tried to remain neutral to both sides. A very fascinating and inspiring book.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780553050646

Subtitle:

(an American doctor in El Salvador )

Author:

Clements, Charles

Publisher:

Bantam Books

Location:

Toronto ;

Subject:

Physicians

Subject:

El salvador

Subject:

Adult

Subject:

El Salvador History 1979-1992.

Subject:

El Salvador-Honduras Conflict, 1969. -- Personal narratives, American.

Copyright:

1984

Series Volume:

nr. 98

Publication Date:

c1984

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

xii, 268 p., 19 p. of pla