{"product_id":"mothers-of-heroes-and-martyrs-9780801867644","title":"Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch \"mobilizing identitiespropelled women into unprecedented levels of collective action, yet at the same time channeled them away from feminist priorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A]n extremely insightful and engaging book... an analysis of a rich case study that will be of interest to anyone working on social movements, identity politics, revolution, democratization, or war. -- Suzanne Dovi Perspectives on Political Science Bayard de Volo's study is both an analysis of the symbolic and discursive deployment of motherhood, and a history of an organization's trajectory over almost two decades... In filling a gap in the literature on women and revolution, it will add to the ongoing debates over motherist movements and female collective action. -- Maxine Molyneux Hispanic American Historical Review Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs draws upon field research in Nicaragua during 1992-93 and extensive open-ended interviews with the most active members of the pro-Sandinista Committee of Mothers of heroes and Martyrs of Matagalpa... Bayard de Volo's research... fills an important void in the literature on women in politics. -- Waltraud Queiser Morales Perspectives on Politics 2003 This book is rich in detail and description, making it one of the best analyses of maternal gender politics in Nicaragua to date. -- Amy Lind American Journal of Sociology 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:    Preface  Acknowledgments  Abbreviations  Introduction  Chapter 1: \"We Want a Free Country for Our Children,\" 1977-1984  Chapter 2: Movement as Symbol: The Mothers of Matagalpa, 1979-1984  Chapter 3: The Priorities of War: Deferring Feminism, (Re) drafting Motherhood, 1984-1990  Chapter 4: The Latent and the Visible: The Mothers of Matagalpa in Two Dimensions, 1984-1990  Chapter 5: From a War of Bullets to a War of the Stomach: Discursive and Organizational Strategies and Regime Transition. 1990-1994  Chapter 6: Testing the Limits of Maternal Identity: Regime Change and Expanded Membership, 1990-1994  Chapter 7: Voice, Agency, and Identity: Counting the Mixed Blessings of Revolution and Maternal Identity Politics    Conclusion  Appendix  Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527615390039,"sku":"9780801867644","price":35.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801867644.jpg?v=1731868555","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mothers-of-heroes-and-martyrs-9780801867644","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}