Afghan women : identity and invasion / Elaheh Rostami-Povey.
Material type: TextLanguage: Publication details: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2007. Description: [10], 139 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781842778555
- 9781842778562
- HQ1735.6. R67.
“Afghan women 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…”—back cover.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. [143]-152).
Contents: Acknowledgements—Acronyms—1. Introduction (p. 1)—2. Resistance and struggles under the Taliban (p. 16)—2. Under invasion (p. 40)—4. Exile and identity (p. 80)—5. Challenging domination (p. 129)—Bibliography (p. 143)—Index (p. 153).