"This book looks at how women have fought repression and challenged stereotypes, both within Afghanistan and in diasporas in Iran, Pakistan, the US and the UK. Looking at issues from violence under the Taliban and the impact of 9/11 to the role of NGOs and the growth in the opium economy, Rosta...

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1. Verfasser:	Rostami-Povey, Elaheh 1944- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Zed Books 2007
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schlagworte:	Alltag, Brauchtum Frau Wirtschaft Women > Afghanistan Women > Afghanistan > Social conditions Women > Afghanistan > Economic conditions Sex discrimination against women > Afghanistan Frauenemanzipation Afghanistan > Social life and customs Afghanistan
Online-Zugang:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only
Zusammenfassung:	"This book looks at how women have fought repression and challenged stereotypes, both within Afghanistan and in diasporas in Iran, Pakistan, the US and the UK. Looking at issues from violence under the Taliban and the impact of 9/11 to the role of NGOs and the growth in the opium economy, Rostami-Povey gets behind the media hype and presents a vibrant and diverse picture of these women's lives. The future of women's rights in Afghanistan, she argues, depends not only on overcoming local male domination, but also on challenging imperial domination and blurring the growing divide between the West and the Muslim world. Ultimately, these global dynamics may pose a greater threat to the freedom and autonomy of women in Afghanistan and throughout the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	159 S. Kt.
ISBN:	9781842778555 9781842778562