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c2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 WOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents a collection of nineteen controversial essays that debate issues concerning Afghanistan such as whether or not the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was beneficial, how life has improved for women in that nation, and their changing political climate.
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c2004., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transition
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c2004, Greenhaven Press ; Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transitionSummary Note: Examines the history of conflict in Afghanistan, discussing the colonial struggle for control, the country's experience during the Cold War, the Taliban regime and its sheltering of terrorists which led to war with the U.S. in 2001, ethnic diversity, and the lifestyle of Afghan women.
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c2007., Random House Call No: 305.48 697 09581 090511 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.
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c2007., Random House Call No: B Rodriguez Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Click here to view Summary Note: Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.
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2007., Random House Call No: 305.48 ROD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Reader's circle (Random House (Firm))Summary Note: "Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian aid group. Surrounded by people whose skills--as doctors, nurses, and therapists--seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus the idea for the Kabul Beauty School was born. Within that small haven, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts, ultimately giving her the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style."--From publisher description.
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[2015], Broadway Books Call No: 305.3 Nor Edition: First paperback edi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the Afghanistan culture of "bacha posh," young girls are raised as boys in families with only daughters, given preferential treatment through puberty, then forced into the female gender role of being a wife and mother.
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[2014]., Crown Publishers Call No: MEMOIR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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[2015]., Broadway Books Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Foreign correspondent Jenny Nordberg 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.
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[2015], Broadway Books Call No: Global Studies Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Foreign correspondent Jenny Nordberg 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.
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2016., Scribner Call No: WOMEN'S STUDIES Edition: 1st Scribner hardco Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Chronicles the lives of young and old, daughters and mothers, educated, and those who are still learning. These determined women are defying the odds to lead Afghanistan to a better future. Their stories are a stark reminder that in some corners of the world the struggle continues and that women's progress in society, business, and politics cannot be taken for granted. Their eloquent words challenge all of us to answer: What does it truly mean to be a woman in the twenty-first century?"--Amazon.
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2002., McFarland & Co. Call No: 958.1 SKA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles many Afghan women living under the rule of the Taliban and describes the modern social and political roles of women in Afghanistan.
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c2007., Gibbs Smith Call No: 305.48 891593 0090511 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Summary Note: Photographs and interviews from a number of women in Afghanistan whose lives have been altered since the fall of the Taliban.