Afghan women : identity and invasion /
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-Pov...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Zed Books,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781842778562 1842778560 9781842778555 1842778552 1281258725 9781281258724 1848130481 9781848130487 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350218062 |