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Women on war, an international anthology of women's writings from antiquity to the present, edited and with an introduction by Daniela Gioseffi

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Women on war, an international anthology of women's writings from antiquity to the present, edited and with an introduction by Daniela Gioseffi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women on war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51519742

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Daniela Gioseffi

Sub title

an international anthology of women's writings from antiquity to the present

Summary

A compilation of writings by more than 150 women, including renowned poets, novelists, essayists, journalists, and activists

Table Of Contents

Prophecies and warnings: Lament to the spirit of war / Enheduanna (Sumeria, circa 2300 B.C.E.); Patriotism as a "menace to liberty" / Emma Goldman (U.S.A./Soviet Union, 1869-1940); Militarism as a province of accumulation / Rosa Luxemburg (Poland/Germany, 1870-1919); Progress / Gwendolyn Brooks (U.S.A., 1917-2000); Declaration of love / Carilda Oliver Labra (Cuba, b. 1922); Nightmare factory / Maxine Kumin (U.S.A., b. 1925); Borders / Rochelle Ratner (U.S.A., b. 1948); Fifties / Wendy Rose (U.S.A.: Hopi Nation, b. 1948); Bioterror and biosafety / Vandana Shiva (India, b. 1952) -- Violence and mourning: Elegy for my brother / Al-Khansa (Arabia, circa 575-646); Son of man / Natalia Ginzburg (Italy, 1916-1999); Star obscure / Gueni Zaimof (Bulgaria, b. 1922); War / Vesna Parun (Croatia, b. 1922); Evasion / Claribel Alegria (Nicaragua/El Salvador, b. 1924); Hatred / Maire Mhac an tSaoi (Ireland, b. circa 1935) -- Courage and resistance: Deliverance of Argos / Adelaide-Gillette Dufresnoy (France, 1765-1825); National crime / Ida Wells-Barnett (U.S.A., 1862-1931); And still I rise / Maya Angelou (U.S.A., b. 1928); Antigone / Ileana Malancioiu (Romania, b. 1940); Bath / Kimiko Hahn (U.S.A., b. 1955) -- Hope and survival: To an army wife in Sardis / Sappho (Greece, circa 610 B.C.E.); In defense of the United Nations / Eleanor Roosevelt (U.S.A., 1884-1962); Future / Daisy Al-Amir (Iraq, b. 1935); My son's childhood / Xuan Quynh (Vietnam, 1942-1988); New dawn in town / Flora Brovina (Kosovo, b. 1949)

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