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Crossing the wire : one woman's journey into the hidden dangers of the Afghan War

Title
Crossing the wire : one woman's journey into the hidden dangers of the Afghan War / AnnaMaria Cardinalli.
Author
Cardinalli, AnnaMaria
Publication
Havertown, PA : Casemate, 2013.

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Description
240 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
When an explosive U.S. military report on the topic of sexuality in southern Afghanistan was leaked into mainstream American media, it generated a firestorm of attention and reaction. While some of the findings regarding Afghan sexual practices were simply of cultural interest, other findings were of grave humanitarian concern, such as the cyclical abuse of young boys, perpetuated over countless generations.
Subject
  • 2001-2021
  • Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American
  • Sex customs > Afghanistan
  • Women > Afghanistan
  • Sex customs
  • Women
  • Paschtunen
  • Sexualverhalten
  • Feldforschung
  • Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan > Süd
Genre/Form
  • Personal Narrative
  • Personal narratives.
  • Personal narratives – American.
  • Récits personnels.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
1.C-130 Rolling Down the Strip -- 2. Mamma Told Me Not to Come! -- 3. In the Clutches of the Mullah -- 4. Bow-Wow, Kuchi Coup -- 5."So, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" -- 6. Villages Without Medicines: Stomachs First -- 7. Latrines and Shower Scenes -- 8. Huh? What Does It Mean? -- 9. Boots Don't Bend -- 10." ... Too Damn Cruel" -- 11."If They Are Stronger, It Is Theirs for Them to Take" -- 12. We Spell Misery M.R.E. -- 13. Playing I.E.D. Chicken -- 14. To Walk a Mile for a Camel -- 15."If You Go to a Medic, You Had Better be Missing a Limb" -- 16. Really? No, Really? -- 17. Incoming! -- 18. The First U.S.M.C. Female Engagement Team -- 19. NATO Soldiers as Objects -- 20. It Doesn't End There -- 21. Afghanistan, Againistan -- 22. Farewell to Foreign Shores -- 23. In From the Cold.
ISBN
  • 9781612001913
  • 1612001912
  • 9781612002019 (Digital Edition) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013387422
OCLC
  • ocn843811455
  • 843811455
  • SCSB-1805509
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library