Land of the Unconquerable [electronic resource] : The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women
Heath, Jennifer.
Zahedi, Ashraf.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2011.
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 wo
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. PERCEPTIONS AND REALITIES; 1. The Politics of Zan from Amanullah to Karzai: Lessons for Improving Afghan Women's Status; 2. Between Covered and Covert: Traditions, Stereotypes, and Afghan Women's Agency; 3. Centuries of Threat, Centuries of Resistance: The Lessons of Afghan Women's Resilience; 4. Don't Say What, Who, and When, Say How: Community Development and Women; 5. Afghanistan Blues: Seeing Beyond the Burqa on YouTube; PART II. A WOMAN'S PLACE; 6. Women's Political Presence: A Path to Promoting Gender Interests?
7. Voices of Parliamentarians: Four Women MPs Share Their Thoughts8. Nothing Left to Lose: Women in Prison; 9. Selling Sex in Afghanistan: Portraits of Sex Workers in Kabul; 10. Between Choice and Force: Marriage Practices in Afghanistan; PART III. TO BE WHOLE IN BODY AND MIND; 11. The Hidden War against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan; 12. Challenges to Cripple the Spirit: A Midwife's Experiences; 13. Women with Disabilities: Recollections from Across the Decades; 14. A Question of Access: Women and Food Security; 15. Psychological Impacts of War: Human Rights and Mental Health
PART IV. MAKING THE RUBBLE BLOOM16. Mending Afghanistan Stitch by Stitch: How Traditional Crafts and Social Organization Advance Afghan Women; 17. Rural Women's Livelihood: Their Position in the Agrarian Economy; 18. Chadari Politics: Translating Perceptions into Policy and Practice; 19. When the Picture Does Not Fit the Frame: Engaging Afghan Men in Women's Empowerment; PART V. "DON'T ECLIPSE MY HAPPY NEW MOON"; 20. Empowering Women through Education: Recipe for Success; 21. From Both Sides of the Mic: Women and the Media
22. Painting Their Way into the Public World: Women and the Visual Arts23. A Hidden Discourse: Afghanistan's Women Poets; EPILOGUE: GREAT EXPECTATIONS; 24. Hopes and Dreams: Interviews with Young Afghans; Selected Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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 wo
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century.
Women - Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Women
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies & Sexuality
Social Sciences