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1	In the Time of the Butterflies more books like this by Julia Alvarez An ALA Notable Book. Julia Alvarez's eagerly awaited second novel is a powerful story of courage, innocence, and political martyrdom in the Hispanic Caribbean. Based on actual events--the death of three sisters on November 25, 1960--the novel immerses us in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic. The "Butterflies," as they were known, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Eva Luna more books like this by Isabel Allende Allende is a wonderful teller of tales and through the story of "Eva Luna" we enter a sweet but sinister world where fact and fiction merge. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Mistborn: The Final Empire more books like this by Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut "Elantris," dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial ... see all copies from £6.22! new only from £6.28! \| first editions
4	I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala more books like this by Rigoberta Menchu, Elizabeth Burgos-Debray (Editor), Ann Wright (Translator) This book recounts the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchu, a young Guatemalan peasant woman. Her story reflects the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today. Rigoberta suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £12.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	No One to Trust more books like this by Iris Johansen When a ruthless Columbian revolutionary (and highly skilled assassin) takes a dislike to the daughter of his former (and now deceased) major competitor, she must flee to the US with her son. But, with Rico Chavez's operatives lurking behind every corner, Elena turns to one Sean Galen--a handsome DEA agent--for protection. But will that be enough? see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
6	1949: A Novel of the Irish Free State more books like this by Morgan Llywelyn In this compelling book, Llywelyn tells the story of a charming young woman, Ursula Halloran, who comes of age in the 1920's and experiences the passions and pains of the times in a way that brings them alive for every reader. The horror and tragedy of civil war give way to a repressive Catholic state, in which married women cannot hold jobs, ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| first editions
7	Flying Close to the Sun: My Life and Times as a Weatherman more books like this by Cathy Wilkerson "Unsparingly maps the idealism, fanaticism, moral absolutism and personal passions that carried her to the town house [explosion]."-"The New York Times" "Clear-sighted, self-critical yet unapologetic account."-"Los Angeles Times" "You'll want to plunge right into Cathy Wilkerson's "Flying Close to the Sun," If you're a 60s survivor (as I am), you ... see all copies from £8.86! new only from £14.34! \| first editions
8	The Maquisarde more books like this by Louise Marley In the final years of the 21st century, life in Paris is quiet for Ebriel Serique and her family. They live protected by the glass walls of their skyscraper apartment, safe from the poverty-stricken countries just over the Line of Partition. Until one day, her husband and daughter go sailing, and are murdered by terrorists who claim their yacht ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Gender in Crisis: Women and the Palestinian Resistance Movement more books like this by Julie Marie Peteet This study explores the role of politically active Palestinian women in the Lebanese Resistance Movement. The author describes the types of work involved, the organizations these women have founded, and the changing nature of gender roles set against an intense and sustained crisis. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £21.91! \| first editions
10	So Short a Time: A Biography of John Reed and Louise Bryant more books like this by Barbara Gelb see all copies from £2.86! first editions
11	Memoirs of a revolutionist. more books like this by Vera Figner A courageous woman recounts her journey from aristocrat to revolutionary in nineteenth-century Russia. see all copies from £12.26! new only from £16.11! \| first editions
12 view cover	Revolutionary Women in Postrevolutionary Mexico more books like this by Jocelyn Olcott "Revolutionary Women in Postrevolutionary Mexico" is an empirically rich history of women's political organizing during a critical stage of regime consolidation. Rebutting the image of Mexican women as conservative and antirevolutionary, Jocelyn Olcott shows women activists challenging prevailing beliefs about the masculine foundations of ... see all copies from £10.55! new only from £14.77!
13 view cover	Women's Liberation and the Dialectics of Revolution: Reaching for the Future more books like this by Raya Dunayevskaya This collection of 35 years of Dunayevskaya's writings, based on active participation, interviews, and meetings develops the dialectics of revolution which emerges from masses in motion, including not only women and men, but the forces of labour, youth, the black dimension and women's liberation. see all copies from £5.47! new only from £8.65! \| first editions
14	Lucky Eyes and a High Heart: The Life of Maud Gonne more books like this by Nancy Cardozo This biography of Maud Gonne is also rich in political and cultural history. see all copies from £5.25! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	La Rebelde more books like this by Leonor Villegas de Magnon, Antonio Saborit (Translator), Martha Rocha (Epilogue by) La Rebelde marks the first printing of the original Spanish-language version of the memoir written by a revolutionary woman, Leonor Villegas de Magnon (1876-1955). Villegas de Magnon was a fiery critic of dictator Porfirio Diaz and a conspirator and participant in the Mexican Revolution. She rebelled against the ideals of her aristocratic class ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.23! \| first editions
16 view cover	Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years 1960-1975 more books like this by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz In 1968, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz became a founding member of the early women's liberation movement. Along with a small group of dedicated women, she produced the seminal journal series, "No More Fun and Games." Her group, Cell 16 occupied the radical fringe of the growing movement, considered too outspoken and too outrageous by mainstream advocates ... see all copies from £7.03! new only from £11.17! \| signed copies
17 view cover	With the Weathermen: The Personal Journey of a Revolutionary Woman more books like this by Susan Stern, Laura Browder (Editor) Drugs, sex, and revolutionary violence - from its first pages, Susan Stern's memoir, "With the Weathermen", provides a candid, first-hand look at the radical politics and the social and cultural environment of the New Left during the late 1960s. The Weathermen - a U.S.-based, revolutionary splinter group of Students for a Democratic Society - ... see all copies from £20.62! new only from £20.62!
18	Apostles Into more books like this by Vera Broido see all copies from £4.03! first editions
19	Female Warriors of Allah more books like this by Minou Reeves see all copies from £5.46! first editions
20	Gonne Yeats Letters 1893-1938 more books like this by Anna MacBride White When he was 21 years old, W.B. Yeats fell in love with a young Irish actress, Maud Gonne. Despite her refusal to marry him, he continued to write poems about her and correspond with her direct. This book contains a selection of the letters between Gonne and Yeats. see all copies from £8.06! new only from £24.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	Angel of Vengeance: The "Girl Assassin," the Governor of St. Petersburg, and Russia's Revolutionary World more books like this by Ana Siljak In the winter of 1878, a shy noblewoman, Vera Zasulich, walked up to the governor of St. Petersburg, pulled a revolver from underneath her shawl and shot him point blank. "Revenge!" she cried, for the governor's brutal treatment of a political prisoner. Her trial that year became Russia's "trial of the century," closely followed across Europe and ... see all copies from £8.96! new only from £8.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	Emma Goldman more books like this by Alice Wexler see all copies from £3.27! first editions
23	I, Krupskaya: My Life with Lenin. a Novel more books like this by Jane Barnes Casey see all copies from £5.46! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Erased Faces more books like this by Graciela Limon Adriana Mora, a Latina photojournalist haunted by childhood memories of her parents' death, abuse and displacement, journeys south to Chiapas, Mexico, in search of images to record on film. Mora's path crosses that of Chan K'in, the aged Lacandon shaman and interpreter of his people's mysticism. In this village, Adriana meets Juana Galvan, a woman ... see all copies from £8.19! new only from £10.04!
25	Fathers and daughters : Russian women in revolution more books like this by Cathy Porter see all copies from £3.03! first editions

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