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Land of the unconquerable : the lives of contemporary Afghan women

By Jennifer , Zahedi , Ashraf; Heath

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0520261852, 978-0-520-26185-3, 9780520948990, 0520948998, 9781283278058, 1283278057, 978-0-520-26186-0
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3176136 bytes)
Pages
393\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st

Description

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 peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan’s women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future.

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