Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women
written by Jennifer Heath, fl. 2011 and Ashraf Zahedi, fl. 2011 (2011); edited by Ashraf Zahedi, fl. 2011 and Jennifer Heath, fl. 2011 (London, England: University of California Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 409 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists—most with extended experience inside Afghanistan—examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women’s empowerment and agency, and their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan’s women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future.
- Field of Interest
- Women and Social Movements
- Author
- Jennifer Heath, fl. 2011, Ashraf Zahedi, fl. 2011
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2017 University of California Press
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2011
- Page Count
- 409
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place Published / Released
- London, England
- Subject
- Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Health, Women and Education, Women and Social Reform, Women and Work, Women and Politics, Women and Rights, Women and War, Reproductive Rights, Women and Family, Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde, Mujer y Educación, Mulher e Educação, Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Mujer y Trabajo, Mulher e Trabalho, Mujer y Política, Mulher e Política, Mujer y Derechos, Direitos da Mulher, Mujer y Guerra, Mulher e Guerra, Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Afganistán, Afeganistão, United Nations, Taliban, Afghanistan, Women and Development, Social Reform and Political Activism, Work and Class Identity, Women and Development (WAD), Women, Gender, and Development (GAD), Social welfare, Informal labor, Agriculture, Household Crafts, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
- Topic
- Women and Development (WAD), Women, Gender, and Development (GAD), Social welfare, Informal labor, Agriculture, Household Crafts
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde, Mujer y Educación, Mulher e Educação, Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Mujer y Trabajo, Mulher e Trabalho, Mujer y Política, Mulher e Política, Mujer y Derechos, Direitos da Mulher, Mujer y Guerra, Mulher e Guerra, Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Afganistán, Afeganistão
