Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers, c2008.
x, 193 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
"This book examines roles of women in Afghanistan as they deal with both change and tradition. It describes and analyzes the success of women in these new occupational and educational opportunities, evaluating how such successes have come about in a nation still struggling to overcome years of poverty, corruption, regional power struggles, and the overwhelming destruction of war"--Provided by publisher.
9780786437924
2008034165
Women Afghanistan. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Afghanistan. Women Religious aspects Islam. Women Social conditions. Afghanistan
HQ1735.6. / S53 2008
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
3ACKU000352426
“This book examines roles of women in Afghanistan as they deal with both change and tradition. It describes and analyzes the success of women in these new occupational and educational opportunities, evaluating how such successes have come about in a nation still struggling to overcome years of poverty, corruption, regional power struggles, and the overwhelming destruction of war”—back cover.