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El Salvador
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to treat in a
compact and objective manner the dominant social, political,
economic, and military aspects of contemporary El Salvador.
Sources of information included scholarly books, journals, and
monographs; official reports of governments and international
organizations; numerous periodicals; and interviews with
individuals having special competence in Salvadoran and Latin
American affairs. Chapter bibliographies appear at the end of the
book; brief comments on sources recommended for further reading
appear at the end of each chapter. Measurements are given in the
metric system; a conversion table is provided to assist readers
unfamiliar with metric measurements (see
table 1, Appendix). A
glossary is also included.
Although there are numerous variations, Spanish surnames
generally consist of two parts: the patrilineal name followed by
the matrilineal. In the instance of José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes,
for example, Duarte is his father's name and Fuentes his mother's
maiden name. In nonformal use, the matrilineal name is often
dropped. Thus, after the first mention, just Duarte is used. A
minority of individuals use only the patrilineal name. El
Salvador also abounds in political and other organizational
acronyms. Where discrepancies existed, the form most frequently
employed in the country itself has been used.
Data as of November 1988
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