The underground girls of Kabul : in search of a hidden resistance in Afghanistan
(Pre-loaded Audio)

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[Solon, Ohio] : Playaway, [2014].
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9781467676359, 1467676357
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Published
[Solon, Ohio] : Playaway, [2014].
Format
Pre-loaded Audio
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 11 hrs.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781467676359, 1467676357

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In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) with one set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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Title from Playaway label.
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"HDAUDIO."
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Previously released by Random House LLC.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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Read by Kirsten Potter.
Description
An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden Afghan custom that will change your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl. Expanding on her widely read New York Times article "Afghan boys are prized, so girls live the part," in which she uncovered the phenomenon of bacha posh (literally "dressed up like a boy" in Dari), the practice of disguising and raising young girls as boys, Jenny Nordberg constructs a powerful and moving account of the long-standing tradition that has enabled many girls to counter the challenges they face in a deeply segregated society where they have almost no rights. Through extensive in-depth reporting and first-person interviews, Nordberg offers a fascinating, almost fairy-tale-like look at how girls can be willed into looking, behaving, and acting as boys, why mothers would ask that of their daughters, and what ultimately happens when some girls do not want to rescind the prerogatives that go along with living as boys, and later as men. Divided into four parts, following strong characters through childhood, puberty, married life, and childbirth, The Underground Girls of Kabul charts the entire life cycle of Afghan women and gets to the heart of how bacha posh has profoundly affected generations, not only in the greater historical and political context of Afghanistan but also what it means to women everywhere now.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nordberg, J., & Potter, K. (2014). The underground girls of Kabul: in search of a hidden resistance in Afghanistan (Unabridged.). Playaway.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nordberg, Jenny and Kirsten, Potter. 2014. The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan. Playaway.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nordberg, Jenny and Kirsten, Potter. The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan Playaway, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nordberg, Jenny,, and Kirsten Potter. The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan Unabridged., Playaway, 2014.

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