Description
A stirring and inspiring narrative, this memoir combines the author's fascinating personal life story with her accounts of shifts in social and political outlooks during the 20th century. With stories of success and struggle against violence, oppression, and exploitation, this record discusses various themes, including the devastation and reconstruction triggered by World War II, the frustrations of the old power systems' barriers, and the author's experiences working and traveling in and against the globalized world. Both personal and political, this record will appeal to those interested in politics, sociology, and women's studies.
Author: Maria Mies
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Published: 02/01/2011
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781876756826
ISBN10: 1876756829
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Political Science | Globalization
Author: Maria Mies
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Published: 02/01/2011
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781876756826
ISBN10: 1876756829
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Political Science | Globalization
About the Author
Maria Mies is a German scholar, an activist, and the author of The Lacemakers of Narsapur and Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labor.