{"product_id":"salt-journals-tunisian-women-on-political-imprisonment-paperback","title":"Salt Journals: Tunisian Women on Political Imprisonment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHaifa Zangana\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristalla Yakinthou\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVirginie Ladisch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Journals\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling collection of essays by Tunisian women, sharing their personal experiences with dictatorship and oppression. While rooted in the history and culture of Tunisia, these narratives reflect universal feelings of isolation, pain, and the indomitable quest for freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from a variety of different professions, including a lawyer, an engineer, a nurse, a student, and a city council member, among others, these women are contesting the culture of silence surrounding women's prison narratives. Employing words as their weapons of nonviolent resistance, the authors recount the harsh realities of a militarized state and its oppressive prison system. Their creative defiance against state repression emerges not just as a means of survival, but as a profound act of dissidence, reclaiming control from the brutality imposed upon their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA testament to the power of self-representation, \u003ci\u003eSalt Journals\u003c\/i\u003e opens a vital space for dialogue on the necessity of empathy, resilience, and the importance of speaking out in the face of tyranny.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaifa Zangana \u003c\/b\u003eis an Iraqi author and political activist who has written short stories, novels, and nonfiction. Some of her more recent works include \u003ci\u003ePackaged Lives: Ten Stories and a Novella \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDreaming of Baghdad. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristalla Yakinthou\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the political science department at the University of Birmingham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginie Ladisch\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior expert at the International Center for Transitional Justice.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.86 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754990567712,"sku":"9780815638513","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/408c9d05d30c8b7e1151550d786fef62.webp?v=1780047813","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/salt-journals-tunisian-women-on-political-imprisonment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}