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Women of Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era : how lives have changed and where they stand today / Rosemarie Skaine.
Van Pelt Library HQ1735.6 .S385 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skaine, Rosemarie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Afghanistan.
- Women.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Afghanistan.
- Women--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Women--Afghanistan--Social conditions.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Afghanistan.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- x, 193 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- History and background
- War, Islam and politics
- The larger context : Afghan society, Islam and family
- Education and employment
- Health
- Voices and images of Afghan people / by Rosemarie Skaine and Lisa Abirafeh
- The future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786437924
- 0786437928
- OCLC:
- 231671104
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