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Land of Women (Paperback)
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Land of Women (Paperback)
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MarÃa Sánchez is obsessed with what she cannot see. As a field
veterinarian following in the footsteps of generations before her,
she travels the countryside of Spain bearing witness to a life
eroding before her eyes—words, practices, and people slipping
away because of depopulation, exploitation of natural resources,
inadequate environmental policies, and development encroaching on
farmland and villages. Sánchez, the first woman in her family to
dedicate herself to what has traditionally been a male-dominated
profession, rebuffs the bucolic narrative of rural life often
written by—and for consumption by—people in cities, describing
the multilayered social complexity of people who are proud,
resilient, and often misunderstood. Sánchez interweaves family
stories of three generations with reflections on science and
literature. She focuses especially on the often dismissed and
undervalued generations of women who have forgone education and
independence to work the land and tend to family. In doing so, she
asks difficult questions about gender equity and labor. Part memoir
and part rural feminist manifesto, Land of Women acknowledges the
sacrifices of Sánchez’s female ancestors who enabled her to
become the woman she is. A bestseller in Spain, Land of Women
promises to ignite conversations about the treatment and perception
of rural communities everywhere.
General
Imprint: |
Trinity University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2022 |
Authors: |
MarÃa Sánchez
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Translators: |
Curtis Bauer
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Dimensions: |
177 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59534-963-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-59534-963-4 |
Barcode: |
9781595349637 |
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