Tapestries of hope, threads of love
Subtitle: the arpillera movement in Chile
By: Marjorie Agosín.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780742540026; 9780742540033
Subjects: Women in politics -- Chile -- Santiago; Disappeared persons -- Chile -- Santiago; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973-
Description: "This new edition of Tapestries of Hope, Threads of Love, updated for students, includes a reaction to the death of General Pinochet, a chronology of Chile, many testimonies from arpilleristas, in their own words, and an introduction by Peter Kornblun. It retains a section of full-color plates of arpilleras, an afterword by Peter Winn, and a foreword by Isabel Allende. Students and interested readers will find the arpilleras, beautiful, moving, and ultimately hopeful and the testimonies a powerful way to learn about the history of contemporary Latin America and the arpillera movement in Chile."--Jacket.