Medicine Stories: History, Culture and the Politics of Integrity

by Aurora Levins Morales

Book Overview

In Medicine Stories, Levins Morales writes lucidly about the complexities of social identity. Her lyrical meditations on ecology, children's liberation, sexuality, and history show how political transformation and personal healing are inextricably bound. Levins Morales is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and was raised as a Jewish red diaper baby in the mountains of Puerto Rico.At the heart of this book is the conviction that our survival depends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896085821
• ISBN13: 9780896085824
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: South End Press
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.8"