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The set contains the source book by Menchú as well as Greg Grandin's investigation of the accusations against her. I, Rigoberta Menchú by Rigoberta Menchú: Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, aGuatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to manyIndian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice andhardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother weremurdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned tocatechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well asreligious commitment. Menchú vividly conveys the traditional beliefs ofher community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas.Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage andpassionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman. Who Is Rigoberta Menchú? by Greg Grandin: In 1984, Nobel Peace Prize–winner and indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchú published I, Rigoberta Menchú, her autobiographical account of life in Guatemala under a military dictatorship to great acclaim. The book rapidly transformed the study and understanding of modern Guatemalan history. Since then, her memoir has increasingly become a target for rightwing historians and commentators seeking to discredit Menchú’s account and to deny the genocide carried out by the Guatemalan military regime with US support. Greg Grandin, in this crucial accompaniment to Menchú’s work, takes on her critics to set the story straight. He investigates the historical context and political realities that underlie Menchú’s past and the ongoing debate surrounding it, in this substantial new work on Guatemalan history.