The Underground Girls of Kabul

The Underground Girls of Kabul
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780307952493
ISBN-13 : 0307952495
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Book Synopsis The Underground Girls of Kabul by : Jenny Nordberg

Download or read book The Underground Girls of Kabul written by Jenny Nordberg and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series 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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