Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0984295151 ISBN 13 : 9780984295159

Editeur : Beast Books, 2011

Synopsis

Mighty be Their Powers As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. This title chronicles the violence she's faced throughout her life. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee's bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized it is women who are the silent sufferers in prolonged conflicts. Passionate and charismatic, Gbowee was instrumental in galvanizing women across Liberia in 2003 to force a peace in the region after 14 years of war. She began organizing Christian and Muslim women to demonstrate together, founding the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, launching protests and even a sex strike. Gbowee's memoir, "Mighty Be Their Powers", chronicles the unthinkable violence she's faced throughout her life, the peace she has helped to broker by empowering her country-women and others around the world to take action, and takes readers along on her continuing journey as she harnesses the power of women to bring her country peace, saves herself, and changes history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Leymah Gbowee is the Newsweek and The Daily Beast's Africa columnist. She was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2011 for her work on women's rights and peace buliding. As war ravaged Liberia, Leymah Gbowee realized it is women who bear the greatest burden in prolonged conflicts. She began organizing Christian and Muslim women to demonstrate together, founding Liberian Mass Action for Peace and launching protests and a sex strike. Gbowee's part in helping to oust Charles Taylor was featured in the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Gbowee is a single mother of six, including one adopted daughter, and is based in Accra, Ghana, where she is the cofounder and executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network-Africa.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Beast Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0984295151
• ISBN 13: 9780984295159
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256