{"product_id":"subversive-lives-a-family-memoir-of-the-marcos-years","title":"Subversive Lives: A Family Memoir of the Marcos Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eFrom the 1960s to the 1990s, seven members of the Quimpo family dedicated themselves to the anti-Marcos resistance in the Philippines, sometimes at profound personal cost. In this unprecedented memoir, eight siblings (plus one by marriage) tell their remarkable stories in individually authored chapters that comprise a family saga of revolution, persistence, and, ultimately, vindication, even as easy resolution eluded their struggles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubversive Lives\u003c\/i\u003e tells of attempts to smuggle weapons for the New People’s Army (the armed branch of the Communist Party of the Philippines); of heady times organizing uprisings and strikes; of the cruel discovery of one brother’s death and the inexplicable disappearance of another (now believed to be dead); and of imprisonment and torture by the military. These stories show the sacrifices and daily heroism of those in the movement. But they also reveal its messy legacies: sons alienated from their father; daughters abused by the military; friends betrayed; and revolutionary affection soured by intractable ideological differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rich and distinctive contributions span the martial law years of Ferdinand Marcos’ rule. \u003ci\u003eSubversive Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and accessible primer for those unfamiliar with the era, and a resonant history for those with a personal connection to what it meant to be Filipino at that time, or for anyone who has fought political repression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22.5 x 15 x 3cm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mestiza Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45391030681644,"sku":null,"price":570.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/artbooks.ph\/products\/subversive-lives-a-family-memoir-of-the-marcos-years","provider":"artbooks.ph","version":"1.0","type":"link"}