The lovers : Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing / Rod Nordland.
The lovers : Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing / Rod Nordland.
Alternate Title
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Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing
Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing
By
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Nordland, Rod.
Publication Date
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2016
Publication Information
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New York : Ecco / Harper Collins,
Edition
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First edition.
Physical Description
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xviii, 362 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps.
Subject Term
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Man-woman relationships -- Afghanistan.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
Man-woman relationships.
Social history.
Women -- Social conditions.
Geographic Term
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Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Afghanistan -- Biography.
Afghanistan.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-346) and index.
Summary
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An astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women's rights in the Muslim world.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780062378828
9780062465764
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
|---|
| Deer Lake | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 958.1047 N75 |
| Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 958.1047 N75 |