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Item Details
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RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM
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| By: |
Heather Lehr Wagner |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£26.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0791089983 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780791089989 |
| Publisher: |
CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
15 February, 2007 |
| Series: |
Modern Peacemakers |
| Pages: |
114 |
| Description: |
Rigoberta Menchu Tum experienced firsthand the oppression of the native Indian population in Guatemala. This biography profiles the unwavering activist who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her remarkable work promoting social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. |
| Synopsis: |
A member of the indigenous Quiche Maya group, Rigoberta Menchu Tum experienced firsthand the oppression of the native Indian population in Guatemala. This new biography from the "Modern Peacemakers" series profiles the unwavering activist who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her remarkable work promoting social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. This title features full-color photographs, sidebars, and textboxes that help students follow Menchu Tum's journey from early struggles to subsequent triumphs and the prize. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Chelsea House Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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