9788182060197 - Hannaman: One Who is in the Process of Being Killed von Mitra, Jaya (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents Translators introduction 1 Midnapore Central Jail 2 Beharampur Prison 3 Presidency Jail in Calcutta Conclusion of memoirsFrom the Introduction This is a book written almost entirely from the memory of a political prisoner the book is a historical document about various forms of social and sexual abuse that women face within patriarchical society First of all there is the socio-economic repression why so many of the inmates were in prison Jaya describes her life in three prisons for a course of about three years In each prison we meet interesting people both authorities and wardens Jaya is a great story teller and she shows how even among the authorities not everyone is brutal or repressive It is an amazing document about the complexities of human life 112 pp.