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Kitch Sally |
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Titolo |
Contested terrain : reflections with Afghan women leaders / / Sally L. Kitch |
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Urbana, Illinois ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-252-08027-0 |
0-252-09664-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Feminism - Afghanistan |
Feminists - Afghanistan |
Women - Political activity - Afghanistan |
Leadership in women - Afghanistans |
Women - Afghanistan - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I. Hope (2002�2005)""; ""1. Working for Women in ""Postconflict"" Afghanistan""; ""2. Two Strong Voices: The Making of Women Leaders in Afghanistan""; ""3. Constructing Women's Rights in Afghanistan""; ""Part II. Reality (2005�2010)""; ""4. The Basics of Change""; ""5. The Political Is Personal""; ""6. Afghan Marriage Practices""; ""7. Marriage Hits Home""; ""Part III. Uncertainty (2010�2013)""; ""8. Addressing Afghanistan's Problems""; ""9. Fast-Forward""; ""10. Future Prospects"" |
""Afterword: The Clock Is Ticking, 2013""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work explores the crisis in contemporary Afghan women's lives by focusing on two remarkable Afghan professional women working on behalf of their Afghan sisters. The author's compelling narrative follows the stories of Judge Marzia Basel and Jamila Afghani from 2005 through |
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