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After the Taliban : life and security in rural Afghanistan / Neamatollah Nojumi, Dyan Mazurana, and Elizabeth Stites.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nojumi, Neamatollah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Postwar reconstruction--Afghanistan.
- Postwar reconstruction.
- Internal security--Afghanistan.
- Internal security.
- Afghanistan--Rural conditions.
- Afghanistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.
- Summary:
- Despite the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains a country in dire need of strong international support. This fascinating and clearly written book mines a rich and unique array of data, which was collected in rural areas of Afghanistan by an expert team of researchers, to analyze countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods. The team's research and recommendations are published here for the first time.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; 2: Provincial Background and Overview; Part I: Rural Afghans and Security; 3: Physical Security; 4: Social Issues; 5: Women's Rights; 6: Family and Sexual Systems; 7: Peace; Part I: Concluding Thoughts: Seeking Security; Part II: Rural Afghans and Livelihoods; 8: Livelihoods and Natural Resources; 9: Rural Livelihoods, Labor, and Income; 10: International Humanitarian Aid; Part II Concluding Thoughts: Linking Human Security and Livelihoods
- Part III: Rural Afghans and Systems of Justice: Formal, Traditional, and Customary11: Formal Justice Systems; 12: Traditional and Customary Systems of Justice; Part III Concluding Thoughts: Strengthening Justice and Rule of Law Systems; 13:Moving toward Human Security; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49600-X
- 9786612496004
- 0-7425-5726-X
- OCLC:
- 268773084
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