Treasures : the stories women tell about the things they keep /

This is a book about memory and meaning; these texts bring to light the reflections and stories that women have constructed around the objects they have treasured, which in the past may have been deemed unimportant. These objects contain each woman's life experience and act as a foundation for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cairns, Kathleen V.
Other Authors: Silverman, Eliane Leslau
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press, 2004.
Series:desLibris. Books collection.
Subjects:
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Women > Canada > History.
Collectors and collecting > Canada > History.
Souvenirs (Objets)
Femmes > Canada > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Collectors and collecting.
Manners and customs.
Women.
Canada > Social life and customs.
Canada > Mœurs et coutumes.
Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Creating and re-creating the self
  • Possessions
  • Some important connections
  • Knowing through the body
  • Grief, despair, and resilience
  • Character
  • Exile and community : preserving connections
  • Commitment and autonomy
  • App. Learning from women.

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