Afghanistan.
By: Erinn Banting.
Series: The lands, peoples, and cultures series
Publisher: Crabtree Pub. Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Ethnology -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature.; Ethnology -- Afghanistan.; Afghanistan -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Afghanistan -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explores how the history, climate, geography, ethnology, wars, and religion of Afghanistan have shaped the customs and practices of modern daily life in the mountains, deserts, and cities.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A strong people; title: Early history; title: The arrival of Islam; title: The road to independence; title: An ongoing struggle; title: The Pashtuns; title: Additional inhabitants; title: Nomadic and village lifestyles; title: Family celebrations; title: Women in Afghanistan; title: Traditional clothing; title: Come share a meal; title: Off to school.