Land of the Unconquerable
The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women
Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists-most with extended experience inside Afghanistan-examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency, and their struggles for pea…
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Weitere Autoren: Zahedi, Ashraf (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-520-94899-0
- EAN: 9780520948990
- Produktnummer: 21595968
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 406 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'097 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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