I, Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú
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Publisher : Verso
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0860917886
ISBN-13 : 9780860917885
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis I, Rigoberta Menchú by : Rigoberta Menchú

Her story reflects the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today. Rigoberta 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 catechist work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. The anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray, herself a Latin American woman, conducted a series of interviews with Rigoberta Menchu. The result is a book unique in contemporary literature which records the detail of everyday Indian life. Rigoberta’s gift for striking expression vividly conveys both the religious and superstitious 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.

I, Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú
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Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : UTEXAS:059173018672954
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Synopsis I, Rigoberta Menchú by : Rigoberta Menchú

"Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú 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. Menchú 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."--Publisher description.

I, Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0860917886
ISBN-13 : 9780860917885
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Synopsis I, Rigoberta Menchú by : Elisabeth Burgos-Debray

I, Rigoberta Menchu

I, Rigoberta Menchu
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781844674183
ISBN-13 : 1844674185
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis I, Rigoberta Menchu by : Rigoberta Menchu

A Nobel Peace Prize winner reflects on poverty, injustice, and the struggles of Mayan communities in Guatemala, offering “a fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people” (The Times) Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú 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. Menchú 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.

The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy

The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 0816636257
ISBN-13 : 9780816636259
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy by : Arturo Arias

Guatemalan indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchu first came to international prominence following the 1983 publication of her memoir, I, Rigoberta Menchu, which chronicled in compelling detail the violence and misery that she and her people suffered during her country's brutal civil war. The book focused world attention on Guatemala and led to her being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. In 1999, a book by David Stoll challenged the veracity of key details in Menchu's account, generating a storm of controversy. Journalists and scholars squared off regarding whether Menchu had lied about her past and, if so, what that would mean about the larger truths revealed in her book. In The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy, Arturo Arias has assembled a casebook that offers a balanced perspective on the debate. The first section of this volume collects the primary documents -- newspaper articles, interviews, and official statements -- in which the debate raged, many translated into English for the first time. In the second section, a distinguished group of international scholars assesses the political, historical, and cultural contexts of the debate, and considers its implications for such issues as the "culture wars", historical truth, and the politics of memory. Also included is a new essay by David Stoll in which he responds to his critics.

Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans

Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans
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Publisher : Westview Press
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780813343969
ISBN-13 : 0813343968
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans by : David Stoll

"Rigoberta Menchú is a living legend, a young woman who said that her odyssey from a Mayan Indian village to revolutionary exile was “the story of all poor Guatemalans.” By turning herself into an ever"

Rigoberta Menchu And The Story Of All Poor Guatemalans

Rigoberta Menchu And The Story Of All Poor Guatemalans
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780429966132
ISBN-13 : 042996613X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Rigoberta Menchu And The Story Of All Poor Guatemalans by : David Stoll

Rigoberta Menchú is a living legend, a young woman who said that her odyssey from a Mayan Indian village to revolutionary exile was "the story of all poor Guatemalans." By turning herself into an everywoman, she became a powerful symbol for 500 years of indigenous resistance to colonialism. Her testimony, I, Rigoberta Menchú, denounced atrocities by the Guatemalan army and propelled her to the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. But her story was not the eyewitness account that she claimed. In this hotly debated book, key points of which have been corroborated by the New York Times, David Stoll compares a cult text with local testimony from Rigoberta Menchú's hometown. His reconstruction of her story goes to the heart of debates over political correctness and identity politics and provides a dramatic illustration of the rebirth of the sacred in the postmodern academy. This expanded edition includes a new foreword from Elizabeth Burgos, the editor of I, Rigoberta Menchú, as well as a new afterword from Stoll, who discusses Rigoberta Menchú's recent bid for the Guatemalan presidency and addresses the many controversies and debates that have arisen since the book was first published.

Who Is Rigoberta Menchu?

Who Is Rigoberta Menchu?
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781844674589
ISBN-13 : 1844674584
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by : Greg Grandin

In 1984, indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchú published a harrowing account of life under a military dictatorship in Guatemala. That autobiography—I, Rigoberta Menchú—transformed the study and understanding of modern Guatemalan history and brought its author international renown. She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. At that point, she became the target of historians seeking to discredit her testimony and deny US complicity in the genocidal policies of the Guatemalan regime. Told here is the story of an unlettered woman who became the spokesperson for her people and clashed with the intellectual apologists of the world’s most powerful nation. What happened to her autobiography speaks volumes about power, perception and race on the world stage. This critical companion to Menchú’s work will disabuse many readers of the lies that have been told about this courageous individual.

The Honey Jar

The Honey Jar
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Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Total Pages : 57
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ISBN-10 : 9781773065076
ISBN-13 : 1773065076
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Honey Jar by : Rigoberta Menchú

In this book, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum returns to the world of her childhood. The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations of how and why certain natural phenomena came to exist, and animal tales. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals, gods and demi-gods are all present in these stories, and through them we come to know more about the elements that shaped the Mayas’ understanding of the world. Rich and vibrant illustrations by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi perfectly complement these magical Maya tales. Key Text Features illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Love in a Fearful Land

Love in a Fearful Land
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Publisher : Orbis Books
Total Pages : 133
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ISBN-10 : 9781608334650
ISBN-13 : 1608334651
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Love in a Fearful Land by : Henri J. M. Nouwen

This is Henri Nouwen's personal account of a pilgrimage to Santiago Atitlan, a Mayan town in the highlands of Guatemala. It was there that an American priest, Father Stanley Rother, was murdered by a death squad in the parish where he served. In traveling to Santiago Nouwen hoped to learn more about this modern martyr about the faith that drew him there, and the love that held him in place, even when his life was threatened.