Daughters Of Spain

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Daughters Of SpainISBN13:9780957689183ISBN10:0957689187Author:Fallon, Joan (Author)Description:Daughters Of Spain Gives A Gripping Account Of The Hard Won Changes Within Society For The Women Of Spain, Through The Eyes And Experiences Of The Women Themselves I First Began To Think About Writing This Book In The Late 1980S, When I Lived In Spain For A Brief Period I Was Impressed By The Way The Spanish Women I Met Had Embraced The Freedom Of Modern Life In The Short Period Since The Death Of Spain's Dictator General Franco, In 1975 However I Did Nothing About It The Years Went By And I Began To Realise That If I Didn't Make A Start Soon, Most Of The Women I Wanted To Interview Would Be Dead So In 2007 I Began To Interview As Many Women As I Could; I Began With Friends, Then They Introduced Me To Their Mothers, Aunts, Neighbours And So It Grew I Also Read All That I Could Lay My Hands On About The Spanish Civil War And The Franco Era The Women I Interviewed Were From All Walks Of Life And Spanned A Wide Range Of Ages Because The Interviews Covered A Period Of Immense Social Change In Spain's Recent History, I Decided To Link Them Together With Short Commentaries On Topics Such As Divorce, Abortion, Contraception, Domestic Abuse And Education, Thus Putting Them Into Context The Result Is A Mosaic Of Their Lives, A Vivid And Unique Picture Of What Life Was Really Like For Women In Spain Over The Past Seventy Years, Of The Hardships They Endured And Their Aspirations For A More Egalitarian Future Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Joan FallonPublication Date:2014-02-13Weight:0.83 lbsDimensions:0.73'' H x 8'' L x 5.25'' WNumber of Pages:328Language:English

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