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No hubo fiesta: Crónicas de la revolución y la contrarrevolución
by Alonso Salazar JaramilloDesde la fundación de las Farc hasta la muerte de Manuel Marulanda (Tirofijo), este libro narra hechos, personajes históricos y anónimos que hicieron la guerra que definió la Colombia del siglo XX. Alonso Salazar es uno de los cronistas más reconocidos del país. No nacimos pa'semilla, La parábola de Pablo o Luis Carlos Galán, profeta en el desierto prueban su capacidad como periodista y su agudeza para abordar los temas más oscuros de la realidad nacional. En este libro conecta la experiencia histórica con la experiencia personal. La razón y la demencia de los ejércitos irregulares, los hechos sublimes y escabrosos de los que decidieron ir a la guerra, las fuerzas que en lugar de una victoria marchan bajo la sombra de la derrota colectiva. En trece capítulos el autor cuenta las historias de familiares y de amigos, y retratos intimistas de protagonistas de la guerra como Bateman, Pizarro, Marulanda, Iván Ríos, Carlos Castaño, entre otros
No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference
by Cheryl L. NeelyAn urgent examination of the invisibility of Black women and girls as victims of targeted killings, and the lack of police intervention and media coverageWhen Black women and girls are targeted and murdered their cases are often categorized by police officers as &“N.H.I.&” – &“No Humans Involved.&” Dehumanized and invisible to the public eye, they are rarely seen as victims. In the United States, Black women are killed at a higher rate than any other group of women, but their victimhood is not covered by the media and their cases do not receive an adequate level of urgency.Utilizing intensive historical research of cases in cities such as Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angles, Cheryl Neely calls attention to serial cases of Black female murder victims and a lack of police action. Neely approaches each case and story with detailed care. Instead of focusing solely on the killings and the murderers, she highlights the lives of the women and girls and their communities that never stopped fighting for justice. With media neglect and police indifference, Neely argues that because law enforcement is less likely to conduct serious investigations into the disappearances and homicides of Black women, they are particularly vulnerable to become victims.Diving deep into the unseen and unheard, Neely uses personal interviews, court records, media reports, and analytical data to understand how and why Black women are disproportionately more likely to die from homicide in comparison to their white counterpoints. Sounding an urgent alarm, No Human Involved contends that it is time for Black women&’s lives to matter not only to their families and communities, but especially to those commissioned to protect them.
No Human Is Illegal: An Attorney on the Front Lines of the Immigration War
by J. J. SepulvedaThe perfect author on one of today's hottest topics-- an immigration reform lawyer's journalistic memoir of being on the front lines of deportation. <P><P>NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL is a powerful document of one lawyer's fight for those seeking a better life in America against its ever-tightening borders. <P><P>For author Mulligan Sepúlveda, the son and husband of Spanish-speaking immigrants, the battle for immigration reform is personal. <P><P>Mulligan Sepúlveda writes of visiting border detention centers, defending undocumented immigrants in court, and taking his services to JFK to represent people being turned away at the gates during Trump's infamous travel ban.
No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting
by Anne MacdonaldExamines the history of the nation from the perspective of women and knitting, tracing the changes in day-to-day life and in women's roles in society from colonial times to the present.
No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
by Naomi Klein"Trump is extreme but he's not a Martian. He is the logical conclusion of many of the most dangerous trends of the past half-century. He is the personification of the merger of humans and corporations--a one-man megabrand, with wife and children as spin-off brands. This book is to help understand how we arrived at this surreal political moment, how to keep it from getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can flip the script and seize the opportunity to make things a whole lot better in a time of urgent need. A tool-kit for shock-resistance." --from the Introduction The election of Donald Trump produced a frightening escalation in a world of cascading crises. The Trump Administration's vision--the deconstruction of the welfare and regulatory state, the unleashing of a fossil fuel frenzy (which requires the sweeping aside of climate science) and an all-out attack on vulnerable communities under the guise of a war on crime and terrorism--will generate wave after wave of crises and shocks around the world, to the economy, to national security, to the environment. In No Is Not Enough, Naomi Klein embraces a lively conversation with the reader to expose the forces behind Trump's success and explain why he is not an aberration but the product of our time--Reality TV branding, celebrity obsession and CEO-worship, Vegas and Guantanamo, fake news and vulture bankers all rolled into one. And she shares a bold vision, a clear-eyed perspective on how to break the spell of his shock tactics, counter the rising chaos and divisiveness at home and abroad, and win the world we need.
No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
by Naomi Klein"Trump is extreme but he's not a Martian. He is the logical conclusion of many of the most dangerous trends of the past half-century. He is the personification of the merger of humans and corporations--a one-man megabrand, with wife and children as spin-off brands. This book is to help understand how we arrived at this surreal political moment, how to keep it from getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can flip the script and seize the opportunity to make things a whole lot better in a time of urgent need. A tool-kit for shock-resistance." --from the Introduction The election of Donald Trump produced a frightening escalation in a world of cascading crises. The Trump Administration's vision--the deconstruction of the welfare and regulatory state, the unleashing of a fossil fuel frenzy (which requires the sweeping aside of climate science) and an all-out attack on vulnerable communities under the guise of a war on crime and terrorism--will generate wave after wave of crises and shocks around the world, to the economy, to national security, to the environment. In No Is Not Enough, Naomi Klein embraces a lively conversation with the reader to expose the forces behind Trump's success and explain why he is not an aberration but the product of our time--Reality TV branding, celebrity obsession and CEO-worship, Vegas and Guantanamo, fake news and vulture bankers all rolled into one. And she shares a bold vision, a clear-eyed perspective on how to break the spell of his shock tactics, counter the rising chaos and divisiveness at home and abroad, and win the world we need.
No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
by Naomi KleinThe New York Times–bestselling roadmap to resistance in the Trump era from the internationally acclaimed activist and author of On Fire and The Battle for Paradise. The election of Donald Trump is a dangerous escalation in a world of cascading crises. Trump&’s vision—a radical deregulation of the US economy in the interest of corporations, an all-out war on &“radical Islamic terrorism,&” and a sweeping aside of climate science to unleash a domestic fossil fuel frenzy—will generate wave after wave of crises and shocks, to the economy, to national security, to the environment. In No Is Not Enough, Naomi Klein explains that Trump, extreme as he is, is not an aberration but a logical extension of the worst and most dangerous trends of the past half-century. In exposing the malignant forces behind Trump&’s rise, she puts forward a bold vision for a mass movement to counter rising militarism, nationalism, and corporatism in the United States and around the world. Longlisted for the National Book Award &“I hope that Klein&’s book is read by more than just her (mostly) leftwing fan base. For whatever you think about her economic arguments, she makes a powerful and an important point: that you cannot understand Trump without looking at how he reflects bigger cultural and social dynamics. And what is perhaps refreshing about No Is Not Enough is that Klein tries to move beyond mere outrage and hand-wringing to offer a practical manifesto for opposition.&” —Financial Times &“Brims with ideas rarely heard in the mainstream media. And her fiery, punchy writing style, which is occasionally laced with humor, makes it hard to put down.&” —The Georgia Straight
No Jim Crow Church: The Origins of South Carolina's Bahá'í Community
by Louis Venters"A richly detailed study of the rise of the Bahá’í Faith in South Carolina. There isn’t another study out there even remotely like this one."--Paul Harvey, coauthor of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America "A pioneering study of how and why the Bahá’í Faith became the second largest religious community in South Carolina. Carefully researched, the story told here fills a significant gap in our knowledge of South Carolina's rich and diverse religious history."--Charles H. Lippy, coauthor of Religion in Contemporary America The emergence of a cohesive interracial fellowship in Jim Crow-era South Carolina was unlikely and dangerous. However, members of the Bahá’í Faith in the Palmetto State rejected segregation, broke away from religious orthodoxy, and defied the odds, eventually becoming the state’s largest religious minority. The religion, which emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind, arrived in the United States from the Middle East at the end of the nineteenth century via urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest. Expatriate South Carolinians converted and when they returned home, they brought their newfound religion with them. Despite frequently being the targets of intimidation, and even violence, by neighbors, the Ku Klux Klan, law enforcement agencies, government officials, and conservative clergymen, the Bahá’ís remained resolute in their faith and their commitment to an interracial spiritual democracy. In the latter half of the twentieth century, their numbers continued to grow, from several hundred to over twenty thousand. In No Jim Crow Church, Louis Venters traces the history of South Carolina’s Bahá’í community from its early origins through the civil rights era and presents an organizational, social, and intellectual history of the movement. He relates developments within the community to changes in society at large, with particular attention to race relations and the civil rights struggle. Venters argues that the Bahá’ís in South Carolina represented a significant, sustained, spiritually-based challenge to the ideology and structures of white male Protestant supremacy, while exploring how the emergence of the Bahá’í Faith in the Deep South played a role in the cultural and structural evolution of the religion.
No Joke: Making Jewish Humor (Library of Jewish Ideas #4)
by Ruth R. WisseWhy the genius of Jewish humor runs risks as well as rewardsHumor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking—as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Philip Roth. At the same time, Wisse draws attention to the precarious conditions that call Jewish humor into being—and the price it may exact from its practitioners and audience.Wisse broadly traces modern Jewish humor around the world, teasing out its implications as she explores memorable and telling examples from German, Yiddish, English, Russian, and Hebrew. Among other topics, the book looks at how Jewish humor channeled Jewish learning and wordsmanship into new avenues of creativity, brought relief to liberal non-Jews in repressive societies, and enriched popular culture in the United States.Even as it invites readers to consider the pleasures and profits of Jewish humor, the book asks difficult but fascinating questions: Can the excess and extreme self-ridicule of Jewish humor go too far and backfire in the process? And is "leave 'em laughing" the wisest motto for a people that others have intended to sweep off the stage of history?
No Judgment: Essays
by Lauren Oyler"The essay collection everyone’s talking about."—New YorkA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024: Elle, The Millions, LitHub, Nylon, BookPage, PureWow, and moreFrom the national bestselling novelist and essayist, a groundbreaking collection of brand-new pieces about the role of cultural criticism in our ever-changing world.In her writing for Harper’s, the London Review of Books, The New Yorker, and elsewhere, Lauren Oyler has emerged as one of the most trenchant and influential critics of her generation, a talent whose judgments on works of literature—whether celebratory or scarily harsh—have become notorious. But what is the significance of being a critic and consumer of media in today’s fraught environment? How do we understand ourselves, and each other, as space between the individual and the world seems to get smaller and smaller, and our opinions on books and movies seem to represent something essential about our souls? And to put it bluntly, why should you care what she—or anyone—thinks?In this, her first collection of essays, Oyler writes with about topics like the role of gossip in our exponentially communicative society, the rise and proliferation of autofiction, why we’re all so “vulnerable” these days, and her own anxiety. In her singular prose—sharp yet addictive, expansive yet personal—she encapsulates the world we live and think in with precision and care, delivering a work of cultural criticism as only she can.Bringing to mind the works of such iconic writers as Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, and Terry Castle, No Judgment is a testament to Lauren Oyler’s inimitable wit and her quest to understand how we shape the world through culture. It is a sparkling nonfiction debut from one of today’s most inventive thinkers.
No Justice: One White Police Officer, One Black Family, and How One Bullet Ripped Us Apart
by Robbie Tolan Lawrence RossThe harrowing true story of Robbie Tolan, a young black man who was shot in the chest by a white police officer . . . in his own driveway.NO JUSTICE is the harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway. In a journey that took nearly a decade, Tolan and his family saw his case go before the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking decision, while Tolan struggled with how to put his life back together. Holding him together through this journey was the strength of his mother and father, his faith in God, and an impenetrable belief that he deserved justice like any other American who'd been wronged. NO JUSTICE is the story about what happened after the cameras and social media protests went away. Robbie Tolan was left with the physical and mental devastation from having his body violated by someone who was supposed to serve and protect him. His story reminds us that police brutality is not a theoretical talking point in a larger nationwide argument. This story is about Robbie Tolan courageously picking up the pieces of his life, even as he fights for justice for all.
No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants
by Alina DasThis provocative account of our immigration system's long, racist history reveals how it has become the brutal machine that upends the lives of millions of immigrants today.Each year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people are arrested, imprisoned, and deported, trapped in what leading immigrant rights activist and lawyer Alina Das calls the "deportation machine." The bulk of the arrests target people who have a criminal record -- so-called "criminal aliens" -- the majority of whose offenses are immigration-, drug-, or traffic-related. These individuals are uprooted and banished from their homes, their families, and their communities.Through the stories of those caught in the system, Das traces the ugly history of immigration policy to explain how the U.S. constructed the idea of the "criminal alien," effectively dividing immigrants into the categories "good" and "bad," "deserving" and "undeserving." As Das argues, we need to confront the cruelty of the machine so that we can build an inclusive immigration policy premised on human dignity and break the cycle once and for all.
No Kids
by Corinne MaierA mother of two herself, Maier makes her deadly serious, if at times laugh-out-loud-funny, argument with all the unbridled force of her famously wicked intellect. In forty to-the-point, impressively erudite chapters drawing on the realms of history, child psychology, politics, and the environment, Maier effortlessly skewers the idealized notion of parenthood as a natural and beautiful endeavour. Enough with this "baby-mania" that is plaguing modern society, says Maier, it's nothing but brainwashing. Are you prepared to give up your free time, dinners with friends, spontaneous romantic getaways, and even the luxury of uninterrupted thought for the "vicious little dwarves" that will treat you like their servant, cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars, and end up resenting you? Speaking to the still "child-free", to fellow suffering parents, and to adamant procreationists alike, No Kids is a controversial, thought-provoking, and undeniably entertaining read. Reasons to avoid having kids: *You will lose touch with your friends *Your sex life will be over *Children cost a fortune *Child-rearing is endless drudgery *Vacations will be nightmares *You'll lose your identity and become just "mom" or "dad" *Your children will become mindless drones of capitalism *The planet's already overcrowded *Your children will inevitably disappoint you
No Kids Allowed: Children's Literature for Adults
by Michelle Ann AbateChildren's literature isn't just for children anymore. This original study explores the varied forms and roles of children's literature—when it's written for adults.What do Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep and Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! have in common? These large-format picture books are decidedly intended for parents rather than children. In No Kids Allowed, Michelle Ann Abate examines a constellation of books that form a paradoxical new genre: children's literature for adults. Distinguishing these books from YA and middle-grade fiction that appeals to adult readers, Abate argues that there is something unique about this phenomenon. Principally defined by its form and audience, children's literature, Abate demonstrates, engages with more than mere nostalgia when recast for grown-up readers. Abate examines how board books, coloring books, bedtime stories, and series detective fiction written and published specifically for adults question the boundaries of genre and challenge the assumption that adulthood and childhood are mutually exclusive.
No Logo (10th Anniversary Edition)
by Naomi KleinThe tenth anniversary edition of the international bestseller with an updated introduction by Naomi Klein. In the last decade No Logo has become an international phenomenon. Equal parts journalistic expose, mall-rat memoir, and political and cultural analysis, it vividly documents the invasive economic practices and damaging social effects of the ruthless corporatism that characterizes many of our powerful institutions. As the world faces another depression, Naomi Klein's analysis of the branded world we all live in proves not only astonishingly prescient but more vital and timely than ever. No Logo became "the movement bible" that put the new grassroots resistance to corporate manipulation into clear perspective. It tells a story of rebellious rage and self-determination in the face of our branded world, calling for a more just, sustainable economic model and a new kind of proactive internationalism. Since her book The Shock Doctrine was published last year, Klein, now thirty-eight, has become the most visible and influential figure on the American left--what Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky were thirty years ago.
No Longer a Slumdog: Bringing Hope to Children in Crisis
by K. P. YohannanYou girls stay here. I'm going to get something to drink. But after a few minutes, the train started moving again, and Mom still wasnt back! Our hearts were racing. Where was Mom? Hope is growing in the hearts of those who never knew such a thing existed. In this truly gripping narrative, K.P. Yohannan shares their stories, stories of lives transformed, of families learning to love, of entire whole communities flourishing with new life.
No Longer Newsworthy: How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class
by Christopher R. MartinUntil the recent political shift pushed workers back into the media spotlight, the mainstream media had largely ignored this significant part of American society in favor of the moneyed "upscale" consumer for more than four decades. Christopher R. Martin now reveals why and how the media lost sight of the American working class and the effects of it doing so. The damning indictment of the mainstream media that flows through No Longer Newsworthy is a wakeup call about the critical role of the media in telling news stories about labor unions, workers, and working-class readers. As Martin charts the decline of labor reporting from the late 1960s onwards, he reveals the shift in news coverage as the mainstream media abandoned labor in favor of consumer and business interests. When newspapers, especially, wrote off working-class readers as useless for their business model, the American worker became invisible. In No Longer Newsworthy, Martin covers this shift in focus, the loss of political voice for the working class, and the emergence of a more conservative media in the form of Christian television, talk radio, Fox News, and conservative websites.Now, with our fractured society and news media, Martin offers the mainstream media recommendations for how to push back against right-wing media and once again embrace the working class as critical to its audience and its democratic function.
No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill
by Michael D. MintaWith the rise of Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights protests, critics have questioned whether mainstream black and Latino civil rights organizations such as the NAACP and UnidosUS are in touch with the needs of minorities—especially from younger generations. Though these mainstream groups have relied on insider political tactics, such as lobbying and congressional testimony, to advocate for minority interests, Michael D. Minta argues that these strategies are still effective tools for advocating for progressive changes. In No Longer Outsiders, Minta provides a comprehensive account of the effectiveness of minority civil rights organizations and their legislative allies. He finds that the organizations’ legislative priorities are consistent with black and Latino preferences for stronger enforcement of civil rights policy and immigration reform. Although these groups focus mainly on civil rights for blacks and immigration issues for Latinos, their policy agendas extend into other significant areas. Minta concludes with an examination of how diversity in Congress helps groups gain greater influence and policy success despite many limits placed upon them.
No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill
by Michael D. MintaWith the rise of Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights protests, critics have questioned whether mainstream black and Latino civil rights organizations such as the NAACP and UnidosUS are in touch with the needs of minorities—especially from younger generations. Though these mainstream groups have relied on insider political tactics, such as lobbying and congressional testimony, to advocate for minority interests, Michael D. Minta argues that these strategies are still effective tools for advocating for progressive changes. In No Longer Outsiders, Minta provides a comprehensive account of the effectiveness of minority civil rights organizations and their legislative allies. He finds that the organizations’ legislative priorities are consistent with black and Latino preferences for stronger enforcement of civil rights policy and immigration reform. Although these groups focus mainly on civil rights for blacks and immigration issues for Latinos, their policy agendas extend into other significant areas. Minta concludes with an examination of how diversity in Congress helps groups gain greater influence and policy success despite many limits placed upon them.
No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill
by Michael D. MintaWith the rise of Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights protests, critics have questioned whether mainstream black and Latino civil rights organizations such as the NAACP and UnidosUS are in touch with the needs of minorities—especially from younger generations. Though these mainstream groups have relied on insider political tactics, such as lobbying and congressional testimony, to advocate for minority interests, Michael D. Minta argues that these strategies are still effective tools for advocating for progressive changes. In No Longer Outsiders, Minta provides a comprehensive account of the effectiveness of minority civil rights organizations and their legislative allies. He finds that the organizations’ legislative priorities are consistent with black and Latino preferences for stronger enforcement of civil rights policy and immigration reform. Although these groups focus mainly on civil rights for blacks and immigration issues for Latinos, their policy agendas extend into other significant areas. Minta concludes with an examination of how diversity in Congress helps groups gain greater influence and policy success despite many limits placed upon them.
No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life
by Thomas J. Espenshade Alexandria Walton RadfordThe truth about America's elite colleges and universities—who gets in, who succeeds, and whyAgainst the backdrop of today's increasingly multicultural society, are America's elite colleges admitting and successfully educating a diverse student body? No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal pulls back the curtain on the selective college experience and takes a rigorous and comprehensive look at how race and social class impact each stage—from application and admission, to enrollment and student life on campus. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences.The book's analysis is based on data provided by the National Survey of College Experience, collected from more than nine thousand students who applied to one of ten selective colleges between the early 1980s and late 1990s. The authors explore the composition of applicant pools, factoring in background and "selective admission enhancement strategies"—including AP classes, test-prep courses, and extracurriculars—to assess how these strengthen applications. On campus, the authors examine roommate choices, friendship circles, and degrees of social interaction, and discover that while students from different racial and class circumstances are not separate in college, they do not mix as much as one might expect. The book encourages greater interaction among student groups and calls on educational institutions to improve access for students of lower socioeconomic status.No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal offers valuable insights into the intricate workings of America's elite higher education system.
No Longer Strangers: Transforming Evangelism with Immigrant Communities
by Eugene Cho and Samira Izadi Page, editorsWhat does evangelism look like at its best? Evangelism can hurt sometimes. Well-meaning Christians who welcome immigrants and refugees and share the gospel with them will often alienate the very people they are trying to serve through cultural misconceptions or insensitivity to their life experiences. In No Longer Strangers, diverse voices lay out a vision for a healthier evangelism that can honor the most vulnerable—many of whom have lived through trauma, oppression, persecution, and the effects of colonialism—while foregrounding the message of the gospel. With perspectives from immigrants and refugees, and pastors and theologians (some of whom are immigrants themselves), this book offers guidance for every church, missional institution, and individual Christian in navigating the power dynamics embedded in differences of culture, race, and language. Every contributor wholeheartedly affirms the goodness and importance of evangelism as part of Christian discipleship while guiding the reader away from the kind of evangelism that hurts, toward the kind of evangelism that heals.
No madres: Mujeres sin hijos contra los tópicos
by María Fernández-MirandaSer o no ser madre, esa es la cuestión para tantas y tantas mujeres... Esta es la historia de María Fernández-Miranda, pero también de otras mujeres como Soledad Lorenzo, Rosa Montero, Maribel Verdú, Mamen Mendizábal, Carmen Ruiz, Inka Martí, Paula Vázquez, Almudena Fernández, Sandra Ibarra y Alaska, que explican por qué no son madres con la esperanza de que un futuro cercano ninguna mujer tenga que dar explicaciones al respecto. «Junto a tantas supermadres, también hay mujeres (cada vez más) que no quieren tener hijos, y hay mujeres que no pueden tener hijos. Yo he pertenecido a ambos bandos [...]. Y en este proceso de aceptación sólo me ha ayudado una cosa: escuchar a las que se encuentran en mi mismo barco, a las que por distintas razones no han podido o no han querido tener descendencia. Lo que pasa es que me ha costado encontrarlas, porque casi todas están calladas, sepultadas bajo la avalancha de blogs, libros y tuits que machaconamente debaten sobre pañales y biberones, como si nunca antes en la historia de la humanidad hubiesen existido las mujeres que dan a luz. Y yo me pregunto: ¿acaso no ha llegado la hora de que nosotras también expresemos cómo nos sentimos?»María Fernández-Miranda Los seres humanos nacen, crecen, se reproducen y mueren, nos hacían repetir en clase. Pero las estadísticas afirman que casi un 30% de las mujeres nacidas en la década de los 70 no tendrá hijos. Un colectivo tan numeroso como poco visibilizado, que ni siquiera cuenta con un nombre propio para definirse y tiene que hacerlo desde la negación: no madres. María Fernández-Miranda nunca sintió eso que llaman instinto maternal y, sin embargo, se sometió a siete fecundaciones in vitro. Esta experiencia le hizo reflexionar acerca de los motivos por los que tenemos hijos y tomar conciencia de los tópicos que convierten la maternidad en destino ineludible para toda mujer. Un valioso aprendizaje en el que descubrió que no estaba sola, sino que las no madres habían permanecido calladas por demasiado tiempo. Y consiguió que su historia individual se transformase en un relato coral en el que Soledad Lorenzo, Rosa Montero, Maribel Verdú, Mamen Mendizábal, Carmen Ruiz, Inka Martí, Paula Vázquez, Almudena Fernández, Sandra Ibarra y Alaska le prestan su voz para reivindicar el derecho a no ser juzgadas. Porque este no es un libro en contra de la maternidad, sino en defensa de la libertad de elección. Ser no madre no constituye ninguna anomalía y ellas son el mejor ejemplo posible de que cuando la puerta de la maternidad se cierra (o ni siquiera se abre), lo que queda no es el vacío, sino la posibilidad de desarrollar una vida diferente, feliz y completa.
No madres
by María Fernández-MirandaSer o no ser madre, esa es la cuestión para tantas y tantas mujeres... Esta es la historia de María Fernández-Miranda, pero también de otras mujeres como Soledad Lorenzo, Rosa Montero, Maribel Verdú, Mamen Mendizábal, Carmen Ruiz, Inka Martí, Paula Vázquez, Almudena Fernández, Sandra Ibarra y Alaska, que explican por qué no son madres con la esperanza de que un futuro cercano ninguna mujer tenga que dar explicaciones al respecto. «Junto a tantas supermadres, también hay mujeres (cada vez más) que no quieren tener hijos, y hay mujeres que no pueden tener hijos. Yo he pertenecido a ambos bandos [...]. Y en este proceso de aceptación sólo me ha ayudado una cosa: escuchar a las que se encuentran en mi mismo barco, a las que por distintas razones no han podido o no han querido tener descendencia. Lo que pasa es que me ha costado encontrarlas, porque casi todas están calladas, sepultadas bajo la avalancha de blogs, libros y tuits que machaconamente debaten sobre pañales y biberones, como si nunca antes en la historia de la humanidad hubiesen existido las mujeres que dan a luz. Y yo me pregunto: ¿acaso no ha llegado la hora de que nosotras también expresemos cómo nos sentimos?»María Fernández-Miranda Los seres humanos nacen, crecen, se reproducen y mueren, nos hacían repetir en clase. Pero las estadísticas afirman que casi un 30% de las mujeres nacidas en la década de los 70 no tendrá hijos. Un colectivo tan numeroso como poco visibilizado, que ni siquiera cuenta con un nombre propio para definirse y tiene que hacerlo desde la negación: no madres. María Fernández-Miranda nunca sintió eso que llaman instinto maternal y, sin embargo, se sometió a siete fecundaciones in vitro. Esta experiencia le hizo reflexionar acerca de los motivos por los que tenemos hijos y tomar conciencia de los tópicos que convierten la maternidad en destino ineludible para toda mujer. Un valioso aprendizaje en el que descubrió que no estaba sola, sino que las no madres habían permanecido calladas por demasiado tiempo. Y consiguió que su historia individual se transformase en un relato coral en el que Soledad Lorenzo, Rosa Montero, Maribel Verdú, Mamen Mendizábal, Carmen Ruiz, Inka Martí, Paula Vázquez, Almudena Fernández, Sandra Ibarra y Alaska le prestan su voz para reivindicar el derecho a no ser juzgadas. Porque este no es un libro en contra de la maternidad, sino en defensa de la libertad de elección. Ser no madre no constituye ninguna anomalía y ellas son el mejor ejemplo posible de que cuando la puerta de la maternidad se cierra (o ni siquiera se abre), lo que queda no es el vacío, sino la posibilidad de desarrollar una vida diferente, feliz y completa.
No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I
by Wendy MooreDiscover the true story of two pioneering suffragette doctors who transformed modern medicine, raised standards for patient care, and shattered social expectations for women in WWI-era London. <P><P>A month after war broke out in 1914, doctors Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson set out for Paris, where they opened a hospital in a luxury hotel and treated hundreds of casualties plucked from France's battlefields. Although, prior to the war, female doctors were restricted to treating women and children, Flora and Louisa's work was so successful that the British Army asked them to set up a hospital in the heart of London. Nicknamed the Suffragettes' Hospital, Endell Street soon became known for its lifesaving treatments and lively atmosphere. <P><P>In No Man's Land, Wendy Moore illuminates this turbulent moment when women were, for the first time, allowed to operate on men. Their fortitude and brilliance serve as powerful reminders of what women can achieve against all odds.