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Life under the Taliban / by Gail B. Stewart.

Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Stewart, Gail B. (Gail Barbara), 1949-.

Statement of responsibility:

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

San Diego ; London : Lucent Books, c2005.

Physical Description:

112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series Title:

(The way people live)

Language:

ISBN:

159018291X
9781590182918

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Taliban – Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan – History – 1989-2001 – Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan – Social conditions – Juvenile literature.

Class. No:

DS 371.3 .S74 2005

Accession No:

26018

General Note:

“The way people live”—at head of title.

General Note:

“An imprint of Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson corporation”—title page.

General Note:

Contents: Foreword—Discovering the humanity in us all—Introduction : back to the dark ages—Chapter one : the land of the great game—Chapter two : the coming of the Taliban—Chapter three : life under the Sharia—Chapter four : women under the Taliban—Chapter five : a life of grinding poverty—Chapter six : a training ground of terrorism—Chapter seven : resistance to the Taliban—Notes—For further reading—Works consulted—Index—Picture credits—About the author.

General Note:

Summary: Discusses the history of Afghanistan, the rise and fall of the Taliban, and daily life under the regime.