They Used to Call Us Witches
| Author | : Julie Shayne |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0739118501 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780739118504 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (504 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis They Used to Call Us Witches by : Julie Shayne
Download or read book They Used to Call Us Witches written by Julie Shayne and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Used to Call Us Witches is an informative, highly readable account of the role played by Chilean women exiles during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973-1990. Sociologist Julie Shayne looks at the movement organized by exiled Chileans in Vancouver, British Columbia, to denounce Pinochet's dictatorship and support those who remained in Chile. Through the use of extensive interviews, the history is told from the perspective of Chilean women in the exile community established in Vancouver.
