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_cN67 2014
100 1 _aNordberg, Jenny.
245 1 4 _aThe underground Giris of Kabul :
_bthe hidden lives of Afghan girls disguised as boys /
_cJenny Nordberg.
260 _aLondon :
_bVirago Press,
_c©2014.
300 _aix, 350 pages :
_bmaps ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aAbstract: An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.
504 _6Includes bibliographical reference.
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650 0 _aGender identity
_z Afghanistan.
650 0 _aSex role
_z Afghanistan.
650 0 _aMale impersonators
_z Afghanistan.
650 0 _aWomen
_z Afghanistan
_x Social conditions.
650 0 _aGirls
_z Afghanistan
_x Social conditions.
650 0 _aGirls
_x Social conditions.
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_cMON
_kHQ1075.5.A3.N67 2014
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