| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781844087747 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
305.309581 NO UN |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Nordberg, Jenny |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Underground girls of Kabul : |
| Subtitle |
the Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jenny Nordberg |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London : |
| Publisher |
Virago, |
| Date |
c2014. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
350 p. ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
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. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
An Afghan woman's life expectancy is just 44 years, and her life cycle often begins and ends in disappointment: being born a girl and finally, having a daughter of her own. For some, disguising themselves as boys is the only way to get ahead. Nordberg follows women such as Azita Rafaat, a parliamentarian who once lived as a Bacha Posh, the mother of seven-year-old Mehran, who she is raising as a Bacha Posh as well, but for different reasons than in the past. There's Zahra, a teenage student living as a boy who is about to display signs of womanhood as she enters puberty. And Skukria, a hospital nurse who remained in a Bacha Posh disguise until she was twenty, and who now has three children of her own. Exploring the historical roots of this tradition, The Underground Girls of Kabul is a fascinating and moving investigation. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Gender identity |
| Form |
Afghanistan |
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| Topical Heading |
Sex role |
| Form |
Afghanistan |
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| Topical Heading |
Male impersonators |
| Form |
Afghanistan |
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| Topical Heading |
Women |
| Form |
Afghanistan |
| General |
Social conditions |
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| Topical Heading |
Girls |
| Form |
Afghanistan |
| General |
Social conditions |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/mg2569xm4dpkwl9i9azs5heb88zt0fh5 |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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