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i rigoberta menchu an indian woman in guatemala
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 .
hardcover verso 2010 isbn13 9781844674459 isbn10 1844674452
abridged n isbn 13 9781844674459 number in series 1 number of pages 294 publisher verso release date 62135769600000