| I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala Contributor(s): Menchu, Rigoberta (Author), Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth (Editor), Wright, Ann (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1844674185 ISBN-13: 9781844674183 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: The best-selling account of the life of Latin American peasant woman and Nobel prize winner. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Mench , a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Mench 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. Mench 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. |