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Women of Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era : how lives have changed and where they stand today
- Title
- Women of Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era : how lives have changed and where they stand today / Rosemarie Skaine.
- Author
- Skaine, Rosemarie.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 08-8089 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 193 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
- 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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-8089
- ISBN
- 9780786437924 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786437928 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008034165
- OCLC
- 231671104
- vendorOCN231671104
- Author
- Skaine, Rosemarie.
- Title
- Women of Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era : how lives have changed and where they stand today / Rosemarie Skaine.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-8089