154 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Black softcover, [x] + 154 + 4 pages, chapter endnotes, bibliography, appendix of 15 testimonies, 8 b/w photos. ; Copyright 1987. This is 2nd printing, 1989. Translated by Cola Franzen. Foreword by Margarita Papandreou. ; "This book was born of the concrete experiences of the Chilean women who live in the poor neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile." Arpilleras are embroidered textiles that tell a story; they were developed (mainly in Catholic women's groups) as a subversive response to the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet 1973-1990. ; Very light edgewear. Owner name penned inside front cover. 34 pages have minor pen marks or a few words in margins. Sticker on rear cover with large barcode, partly covering publisher name. ; Item laid in: Prayer of the Faithful, a small clipping, 1998.
Title: Scraps of Life, Chilean Arpilleras : Chilean Women and the Pinochet Dictatorship
Edition: Second Printing
Location Published: Red Sea Press: 1989
Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Item: 0.50 lbs
Categories: History
Seller ID: 23954
Keywords: chile history, political science, politics, poverty, quilting, quilts, resistance, textile art, women, women's studies
