Combo of Provoked : The Story Of Kiranjit Ahluwalia and Socialism Is Great - A Worker'S Memoir O (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Now a major motion picture starring Aishwarya Rai as Kiranjit Nandita Das Naveen Andrews Miranda Richardson Robbie Coltrane and a host of other stars. Born into a privileged family in India Kiranjit Ahluwalia came to England in 1979 to be married to a man she hardly knew. The next ten years were to be a nightmare of almost daily physical mental and sexual violence at the hands of her husband. There was no one she could turn to for help and support. Domestic violence was a taboo subject for many Asians In Britain and family honour - izzat - was at stake for anyone who went outside the family for help. Kiranjit in desperation killed the man who had tortured her for so long. Bewildered poorly advised and speaking little English she was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. In prison she unexpectedly found a degree of freedom she had never known in the outside world. For the first time she was safe from beatings and abuse and was able to enjoy the friendship and solidarity of other women who were in a similar situation. Meanwhile a campaign organised by Southall Black Sisters a women's group operating on a shoestring budget to draw attention to her plight was gathering momentum. Media coverage of her plight had made Kiranjit something of a cause celebre and she attracted many prominent supporters including Diana Princess of Wales who urged her to write this book. She was released amid scenes of rejoicing in September 1992 when her conviction for murder was reduced to manslaughter on appeal. Regina v Ahluwalia has become legal history because it was a landmark ruling that paved the way for other women in Kiranjit's situation to win justice.A spirited memoir by a former Chinese factory worker who grew up in Nanjing participated in the Tianamen Square protest and ended up as an international journalist. Lijia Zhang worked as a teenager in a factory producing missiles designed to reach North America queuing every month tog ive evidence to the 'period police' that she wasn't pregnant. In the oppressive routine of guarded compounds and political meetings Zhang grew disillusioned with 'The Glorious Cause' and set out to learn English. She flaunted her intellectual independence from wearing bright Western style clothes to organizing the largest demonstration by Nanjing workers in support of Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. By narrating the changes in her own life Zhang chronicles the momentous shift in China's economic policy: her factory still an ICBM manufacturer won the bid to cast a giant Bronze Buddha as the whole country went crazy for profit. Socialism is great! Is a testament to Zhang's personal triumph over the controlled existence that was supposed to be her destiny. '... a rare and intimate glimpse of a country and culture that are now reshaping our world' - Pankaj Mishra Lijia Zhang was born and raised in Nanjing. Her articles have appeared in numerous international publications including South China Morning Post The Japan Times The Independent The Washington Post and Newsweek. She is a regular speaker on BBC radio and NPR. She lives in Beijing with her two daughters.