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100			_aNordberg, Jenny _944549
245	1	4	_aThe Underground girls of Kabul : _bthe Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys _cJenny Nordberg
260			_aLondon : _bVirago, _cc2014.
300			_a350 p. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aAn 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.
520			_aAn 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.
650		7	_aGender identity _zAfghanistan _944550
650		7	_aSex role _zAfghanistan _944551
650		7	_aMale impersonators _zAfghanistan _944552
650		7	_aWomen _zAfghanistan _xSocial conditions _944553
650		7	_aGirls _zAfghanistan _xSocial conditions _944554
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