When a Flower Is Reborn

"Composed of short dialogues, this" testimonio" is just made to be read aloud by students who will find themselves drawn into the rich personal experiences of Mapuche cultural resurgence and political activism as related by Rosa Isolde Reuque Paillalef and her family to Florencia E. Mallon." When a Flower is Reborn" is a fascinating account of the renewal and transformation of Mapuche culture and community politics and social criticism as captured through one woman's participation in different social movements across Chile's political history from the early 1970s to 1997. A pathbreaking, thoughtful collaborative work on indigenous activism in Chile."--Kay Warren, author of" Indigenous Movements and Their Critics: Pan-Maya Activism in Guatemala"