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- Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
Sally L. Kitch explores the crisis in contemporary Afghan women’s lives by focusing on two remarkable Afghan professional women working on behalf of their Afghan sisters. Kitch's compelling narrative follows the stories of Judge Marzia Basel and Jamila Afghani from 2005 through 2013, providing an oft-ignored perspective on the personal and professional lives of Afghanistan's women. Contending with the complex dynamics of a society both undergoing and resisting change, Basel and Afghani speak candidly--and critically--of matters like international intervention and patriarchal Afghan culture, capturing the ways in which immense possibility alternates and vies with utter hopelessness. Strongly rooted in feminist theory and interdisciplinary historical and geopolitical analysis, Contested Terrain sheds new light on the struggle against the powerful forces that affect Afghan women's education, health, political participation, livelihoods, and quality of life. The book also suggests how a new dialogue might be started--in which women from across geopolitical boundaries might find common cause for change and rewrite their collective stories.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-18
- Part I. Hope (2002–2005)
- pp. 19-24
- Part II. Reality (2005–2010)
- pp. 77-82
- 4. The Basics of Change
- pp. 83-97
- 5. The Political Is Personal
- pp. 98-113
- 6. Afghan Marriage Practices
- pp. 114-129
- 7. Marriage Hits Home
- pp. 130-150
- Part III. Uncertainty (2010–2013)
- pp. 151-156
- 8. Addressing Afghanistan's Problems
- pp. 157-180
- 9. Fast-Forward
- pp. 181-203
- 10. Future Prospects
- pp. 204-228
- Afterword: The Clock Is Ticking, 2013
- pp. 229-234
- References
- pp. 247-254
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252096648
Related ISBN(s)
9780252038709, 9780252080272
MARC Record
OCLC
892430310
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2014-10-11
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014