The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

by Jenny Nordberg

Book Overview

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.

"An astonishingly clear picture of this resourceful, if imperfect, solution to the problem of girlhood in a society where women have few rights and overwhelming restrictions."--The Boston Globe

In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307952509
• ISBN13: 9780307952509
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 8.0"