I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala - Hardcover

Rigoberta Menchú

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844674452 ISBN 13: 9781844674459

Publisher: Verso, 2010

Synopsis

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. This new edition is introduced by Greg Grandin, who places Menchús account into a contemporary political context, and assesses revisionist arguments about Rigoberta Menchú and Guatemalan history.

About this title

Review:

A fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people. --The Times

A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism - A call to conscience. --The Nation

A cornerstone of the multicultural canon. --Chronicle of Higher Education

About the Author:

RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala

About this edition

• Publisher: Verso
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1844674452
• ISBN 13: 9781844674459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Elisabeth Burgos-Debray