Women of Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era : how lives have changed and where they stand today / Rosemarie Skaine.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers, c2008. Description: x, 193 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780786437924
- HQ1735.6. S53 2008
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Monograph
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | HQ1735.6.S53 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000352426 |
“This book examines roles of women in Afghanistan as they deal with both change and tradition. It describes and analyzes the success of women in these new occupational and educational opportunities, evaluating how such successes have come about in a nation still struggling to overcome years of poverty, corruption, regional power struggles, and the overwhelming destruction of war”—back cover.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 173-183).
Contents: Acknowledgment—Preface (p. 1)—1. History and background (p. 5)—2. War, Islam and politics (p. 31)—3. The larger context : Afghan society, Islam and family (p. 57)—4. Education and employment (p. 75)—5. Health (p. 101)—6. Voices and images of Afghan people / by Rosemarie Skaine and Lisa Abirafeh (p. 123)—7. The future (p. 151)—Acronyms and glossary (p. 155)—Chapter notes (p. 157)—Bibliography (p. 175)—Index (p. 185).
"This book examines roles of women in Afghanistan as they deal with both change and tradition. It describes and analyzes the success of women in these new occupational and educational opportunities, evaluating how such successes have come about in a nation still struggling to overcome years of poverty, corruption, regional power struggles, and the overwhelming destruction of war"--Provided by publisher.
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