Ebook: Land of the unconquerable : the lives of contemporary Afghan women
Author: Zahedi Ashraf, Heath Jennifer
- Tags: Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural Women -- Social conditions. Afghanistan. Electronic books.
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: University of California Press
- City: Berkeley, Calif., Afghanistan
- Edition: 0
- Language: English
- epub
Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalistsmost with extended experience inside Afghanistanexamine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women’s empowerment and agency, and their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan’s women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future.
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