Carrie Hamilton

A Boy Who Belongs?is an unflinchingly poetic memoir about raising a profoundly autistic, non-verbal child as a solo parent. By blending prose and reflection, author Carrie Hamilton explores grief, fierce love, and the quiet journey from trying to ?fit in? to creating a place to belong. From broken systems and misunderstood behaviours to moments of unexpected joy, this is not a guidebook ? it?s a companion for parents who feel unseen and for the children who are too often underestimated. A Boy Who Belongs offers recognition, not resolutions; tenderness, not tidy endings. Above all, it is a testament to a love that never needed translation ? and to the courage that it takes to make room for difference in our homes, our systems, and our stories.

Drawing on a unique body of oral history interviews, archival material and published sources, this book shows how women’s participation in radical Basque nationalism has changed from the founding of ETA in 1959 to the present. It analyses several aspects of women’s nationalist activism: collaboration and direct activism in ETA, cultural movements, motherhood, prison and feminism. By focusing on gender politics Women and ETA offers new perspectives on the history of ETA, including recruitment, the militarization of radical Basque nationalism, and the role of the media in shaping popular understandings of ‘terrorism’. These arguments are directly relevant to the study of women in other insurgence and terrorist movements. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, Hispanic studies, gender studies, anthropology and politics, as well as to journalists and readers interested in women’s participation in contemporary conflicts and terrorist movements.