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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: As New. Contents Translators introduction 1 Midnapore Central Jail 2 Beharampur Prison 3 Presidency Jail in Calcutta Conclusion of memoirsFrom the Introduction This is a book written almost entirely from the memory of a political prisoner the book is a historical document about various forms of social and sexual abuse that women face within patriarchical society First of all there is the socio-economic repression why so many of the inmates were in prison Jaya describes her life in three prisons for a course of about three years In each prison we meet interesting people both authorities and wardens Jaya is a great story teller and she shows how even among the authorities not everyone is brutal or repressive It is an amazing document about the complexities of human life 112 pp. Seller Inventory # 77257