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Author:   Tomasa Cuevas ,  Mary E. Giles ,  Mary E. Giles ,  Mary E. Giles
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780791438589

ISBN 10:   0791438589
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   30 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Mary E. Giles PART 1 War and Prison Chapter 1 Growing Up in Prewar Spain Chapter 2 Coming of Age in Politics and War Chapter 3 Prison Life Begins: Guadalajara 1939 Chapter 4 Sisters Condemned to Death: Blasa Rojo at Guadalajara Chapter 5 Childbirth in Prison: Nieves Waldemer Santisteban at Guadalajara Chapter 6 My Prison Odyssey: Durango 1939--1940 Chapter 7 The Dynamiter: Rosario Sanchez Mora at Durango Chapter 8 Into the Storm: Santander 1940--1942 Chapter 9 A Minor in Prison: Maria del Carmen Cuesta at Santander Chapter 10 The Cemetery of the Living: Amorebieta 1942--1943 Chapter 11 The Socialist: Pilar Pascual Martinez at Amorebieta Chapter 12 Solidarity and Compassion: Ventas and Segovia 1943--1944 Chapter 13 Reflections on Prison Life for Women: Josefina Amalia Villa at Ventas and Segovia Chapter 14 The Costs of Sacrifice: Antonia Garcia at Ventas and Segovia PART 2 Resistance and Prison Chapter 15 A Stranger in a Strange City 1944--1945 Chapter 16 The Exile of Prison: Les Corts 1945--1946 Chapter 17 From Prison to Clandestine Life Again 1946 Chapter 18 Escape: Victoria Pujolar at Les Corts Chapter 19 Through the Gate to Freedom: Adelaida Abarca at Les Corts Chapter 20 Crossing the Border: Angelita Ramis at Les Corts Chapter 21 The Guerrilla: Esperanza Martinez Chapter 22 The Burden and Strength of Clandestinity 1946--1948 Chapter 23 The Long Years 1948--1976 Afterword by Mary E. Giles Glossary Notes

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I greatly admire the power of these simple, understated narratives to reveal the courage of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. This is a profoundly moving book in quiet and unexpected ways. I often felt myself transported-not only to another place and time-but into other consciences and destinies. Prison of Women is a cornucopia of telling, existential revelations about life, death, struggle, and hope. This is history first-hand, free from jargon, deepened by time and a tragic sense of life. It is a text of memories, colored and shaped by loss, yet filled with affirmation. - Robert Inchausti, author of The Ignorant Perfection of Ordinary People This is an extremely powerful book, deftly edited and translated to bring forward a group of stories that deserve to be heard and could too easily be lost. - Amanda Powell, University of Oregon

Author Information

Tomasa Cuevas is a former prisoner of war living in Spain. Mary E. Giles is Professor of Humanities at California State University. She has published several other books, including The Book of Prayer of Sor Maria of Santo Domingo: A Study and Translation, also published by SUNY Press, and The Feminist Mystic.

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