Women in exile / Mahnaz Afkhami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Afkhami, Mahnaz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women political activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 210 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : The University of Virginia Press, 2018.

Summary:

If, as has been said, exiles, refugees, and emigrants are the defining figures for the twentieth century, the thirteen women of Women in Exile give unforgettable life to the metaphor. Their stories offer a rare and special opportunity to witness the harrowing experience of flight and dislocation and to marvel at the resilience of the human spirit.

Contents:

Women in Exile: A Prologue / Mahnaz Afkhami

Jade in a Bottle of Wine / Ho Ngoc Tran

Birds without Nests / Maria Teresa Tula

An Answer Waiting for a Question / Hala Deeb Jabbour

A Woman in a Borrowed Country / Ge Yang

Of Chance and Choice / Azar Salamat

They Cut Off My Voice, So I Grew Two Voices / Alicia Partnoy

I Was Never Homesick at Home / Florence M. Simfukwe

I Realized I Was the Enemy / Sima Wali

I Invented a Country / Marjorie Agosin

In the Frame of My Life I Saw My Mother's Picture / Tatyana Mamonova

A Lucky Woman / Samnang Wu

Arrow at Rest / Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim.

Notes:

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