I, Rigoberta Menchú : an Indian woman in Guatemala

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"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...

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ISBN:

9781844674183

Edition:

Second English-language edition

Description:

xxiii, 294 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : map ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia. English
Rigoberta Menchú
Indian woman in Guatemala

Notes:

Translation of: Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296)

Contents:

The family
Birth ceremonies
Nahual
First visit to the finca. Life in the finca
First visit to Guatemala City
Eight-year-old agricultural worker
Death of her little brother in the finca. Difficulty of communicating with other Indians
Life in the Altiplano. Rigoberta's tenth birthday
Ceremonies for sowing time and harvest. Relationships with the earth
The natural world. The earth, mother of man
Marriage ceremonies
Life in the community
Death of her friend by poisoning
A maid in the capital
Conflict with the landowners and the creation of the CUC
Period of reflection on the road to follow
Self-defence in the village
Bible and self-defence : the examples of Judith, Moses and David
Attack on the village by the army
The death of Doña Petrona Chona
Farewell to the community: Rigoberta decides to learn Spanish
The CUC comes out into the open
Political activity in other communities. Contacts with ladinos
The torture and death of her little brother, burnt alive in front of members of his family and the community
Rigoberta's father dies in the occupation of the Spanish embassy. Peasants march to the capital
Rigoberta talks about her father
Kidnapping and death of Rigoberta's mother
Death
Fiestas and Indian queens
Lessons taught her by her mother: Indian women and ladino women
Women and political commitment. Rigoberta renounces marriage and motherhood
Strike of agricultural workers and the first of May in the capital
In hiding in the capital. Hunted by the army
Exile

LCCN:

2010292478

Control Number:

2695701

Other Authors:

Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth, editor
Wright, Ann, 1943- translator

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