Silence and rage in Miriam Toews's Mennonite novels /
"This book focuses on the work of Miriam Toews, which give voice to generations of Mennonite women who have been silenced as part of the official Mennonite story. Rita Dirks argues that through exposing the violence Mennonite women experience from within their own communities, Toews problematiz...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "This book focuses on the work of Miriam Toews, which give voice to generations of Mennonite women who have been silenced as part of the official Mennonite story. Rita Dirks argues that through exposing the violence Mennonite women experience from within their own communities, Toews problematizes the Mennonite tradition of proclaimed pacifism"-- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 145 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781793647474 179364747X |