Children of Deh Koh: Young Life in an Iranian Village

by Erika Friedl

Book Overview

The children of Deh Koh live in a society that is often harsh. Yet, while outward circumstances of post-revolutionary village life seem to limit young people's experiences, their strategies to surmount authority and personal demands through their games, pastimes, and the gendered patterns of interaction provide unexpected choices for movement and thought. In Children of Deh Koh, the youngsters emerge as unsentimental realists who manipulate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627564
• ISBN13: 9780815627562
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"