A woman among warlords : the extraordinary story of an Afghan who dared to raise her voice / Malalai Joya with Derrick O'Keefe.
A woman among warlords : the extraordinary story of an Afghan who dared to raise her voice / Malalai Joya with Derrick O'Keefe.
By
:
Joya, Malalai.
Publication Date
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2011, 2009
Publication Information
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New York : Scribner,
Edition
:
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description
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239 p.
Subject Term
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Women legislators.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Biography.
Human rights -- Afghanistan.
Democratization -- Afghanistan.
Women's rights -- Afghanistan.
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Geographic Term
:
Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Summary
:
Joya takes us inside this massively important and insufficiently understood country, shows us the desperate day-to-day situations its remarkable people face at every turn, and recounts some of the many acts of rebellion that are helping to change it. A controversial political figure in one of the most dangerous places on earth, Malalai Joya is a hero for our times.
Language
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English
ISBN
:
9781439109472
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Bay Roberts (ABR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 958.1046 J84 | Checked In |
| Clarenville (BCE) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 958.1046 J84 | Checked In |
| St. Lawrence (BSL) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 958.1046 J84 | Checked In |