Tapestries Of Hope Threads Of Love
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Tapestries Of Hope Threads Of Love
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Author : Marjorie Agosín
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008
Tapestries Of Hope Threads Of Love written by Marjorie Agosín and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
Tapestries of Hope, Threads of Love tells the story of ordinary women living in terror and extreme poverty under General Pinochet's oppressive rule in Chile (1973-1989). These women defied the military dictatorship by embroidering their sorrow on scraps of cloth, using needles and thread as one of the boldest means of popular protest and resistance in Latin America. The arpilleras they made--patchwork tapestries with scenes of everyday life and memorials to their disappeared relatives--were smuggled out of Chile and brought to the world the story of their fruitless searches in jails, morgues, government offices, and the tribunals of law for their husbands, brothers, and sons. Marjorie Agosín, herself a native of and exile from Chile, has spent more than thirty years interviewing the arpilleristas and following their work. She knows their stories intimately and knows, too, that none of them has ever found a disappeared relative alive. Even though the dictatorship ended in 1989 and democracy returned to Chile, no full account of the detained and disappeared has ever been offered. Still, many women maintain hope and continue to make arpilleras, both in memory and as art. This new edition of the book, updated for students, includes a reaction to the death of General Pinochet, a chronology of Chile, several new testimonies from arpilleristas in their own words, and an introduction by Peter Kornbluh. It retains a section of full-color plates of arpilleras, an afterword by Peter Winn, and a foreword by Isabel Allende. Students and interested readers will find the arpilleras beautiful, moving, and ultimately hopeful, and the testimonies a powerful way to learn about the history of contemporary Latin America and the arpillera movement in Chile.
Tapestries Of Hope Threads Of Love
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Author : Marjorie Agosín
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Tapestries Of Hope Threads Of Love written by Marjorie Agosín and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Design categories.
This book tells the story of ordinary women living in terror and extreme poverty under General Pinochet's oppressive rule in Chile (1973-89) and how their lives did and did not change following his reign. These women defied the military dictatorship by embroidering their sorrow on scraps of cloth and using their needles and thread as one of the boldest means of popular protest and resistance in Latin America. The arpilleras they made - patch-work tapestries with scenes of everyday life and memorials to their disappeared relatives - were smuggled out of Chile and brought to the world the story of their fruitless searches in jails, morgues, government offices, and the tribunals of law for their husbands, brothers, and sons. Marjorie Agosin, herself a native of and exile from Chile, has spent over twenty years interviewing the arpilleristas and following their work. She knows their stories intimately and knows, too, that not one of them has ever found a disappeared relative alive. Still, many of them maintain hope and continue to make their arpilleras. Even though the dictatorship ended in 1989 and democracy returned to Chile, no full account of the detained and disappeared has ever been offered. This book includes a history of the women's movement, testimonies from the women in their own words, and, for the first time, full color plates of their beautiful, moving, and ultimately hopeful arpilleras. Anyone interested in the history of contemporary Latin America will want to read this powerful story.
Flight From Chile
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Author : Thomas Wright
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2023-08-15
Flight From Chile written by Thomas Wright and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-15 with History categories.
2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of General Pinochet's coup on September 11, 1973. During the wave of mass arrests, torture, and executions that followed, people began fleeing Chile. Over the next fifteen years some two hundred thousand Chileans sought exile in countries around the world. Out of their anguish and anger come these moving and powerful testimonies of their fractured lives--the first oral history of the Chilean diaspora, now revised and updated. Many who fled had been tortured, and they clung to the principle that the dictatorship was an evil that had to be destroyed. But their zeal and solidarity with other refugees often failed to sustain families. Many marriages collapsed, and children lost interest in their native land and culture. After civilian rule returned in 1990, many returning exiles felt estranged from a homeland forever changed. This timely update of the 1998 collection continues to remind us of the fracturing legacy and enduring oppression of usurpation and authoritarian rule long after its time has passed.
Americas English Ed
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Americas English Ed written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with America categories.
South American Explorer
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
South American Explorer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with South America categories.
Piecework
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Piecework written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Crocheting categories.
The Nation
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-07
The Nation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-07 with Politics categories.
The New Republic
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Author : Herbert David Croly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The New Republic written by Herbert David Croly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Political science categories.
British Bulletin Of Publications On Latin America The Caribbean Portugal And Spain
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
British Bulletin Of Publications On Latin America The Caribbean Portugal And Spain written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Caribbean Area categories.
The Tapestries
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Author : Kien Nguyen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-12-14
The Tapestries written by Kien Nguyen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-14 with Fiction categories.
Based loosely on the life of the author's grandfather, a professional embroiderer in the court of the last king of Vietnam in the early 1900s, Kien Nguyen has reimagined his grandfather's amazing story to weave a tapestry of his own: this stunning and page-turning novel. Dan Nguyen is seven years old when he witnesses his father brutally beheaded by the mayor in a bid for power. Dan's wife, Ven, 20 years his senior, makes him promise to one day avenge his father's death. In order to protect him until he is old enough to defend his family's honor, Ven hides Dan as a servant in the house of the enemy -- and Dan falls in love with the one person he can never have, the mayor's beautiful granddaughter Tai May. Dan's journey from slavery into scandal, and finally to the royal court where he has the chance to win Tai May's heart, is a story of spellbinding drama and intrigue, and, ultimately, the story of a great love affair.