
I, Rigoberta Menchu
An Indian Woman in Guatemala
Rigoberta Menchu(Author)
Elisabeth Burgos-Debray(Editor)
Verso Books (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 12. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-84467-418-3 (ISBN)
Description
Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchu suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Menchu vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman.
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A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to conscience. * Nation * A fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people. * Times (London) * A cornerstone of the multicultural canon. * Chronicle of Higher Education * An extraordinary document. -- Francis Sejersted * Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee *More details
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2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-418-3 (9781844674183)
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Rigoberta Menchu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.
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