{"product_id":"salt-journals-tunisian-women-on-political-imprisonment-paperback-softback-9780815638513","title":"Salt Journals; Tunisian Women on Political Imprisonment (Paperback \/ softback) 9780815638513","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSalt Journals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTunisian Women on Political Imprisonment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHaifa Zangana (Edited by), Christalla Yakinthou (Edited by), Virginie Ladisch (Edited by), Katharine Halls (Translated by), Nariman Youssef (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780815638513\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.215 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Journals \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful message of Tunisian women’s resilience in the face of political terrorism and unspeakable cruelty sanctioned by the regimes of Bourguiba and Ben Ali.\" - Lora Lunt, translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Childhood of a Muslim Girl Growing up in Pre-Independent Tunisia\u003c\/em\u003e (Les Jardins Du Nord)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570045350168,"sku":"9780815638513","price":15.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/salt-journals-tunisian-women-on-political-imprisonment-paperback-softback-9780815638513","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}