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6%OFFUkmina Manoori - I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan - 9781629146812 - V9781629146812
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I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan

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Description for I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan Hardback. Translator(s): Chianchiano, Peter E., Jr. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
A 2015 Amelia Bloomer List Selection You will be a son, my daughter. With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy. In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called bacha posh: literally girls dressed as boys. This practice offers families the freedom to allow their child to shop and work and in some cases, it saves them from the disgrace of not having a male heir. But ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781629146812
SKU
V9781629146812
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Reviews for I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan
Manoori's autobiographical account is a wonderfully rich introduction to an uncommon (but by no means rare) Afghan tradition in which families choose to raise as a young daughter as a son. Her story upends the easy stereotypes we so readily apply to rural Afghans and their values. Thomas Barfield, author of Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History ... Read more

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