Description: Further DetailsTitle: Afghan Rumour BazaarCondition: NewEAN: 9781849042314ISBN: 9781849042314Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/25/2013Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 476gAuthor: Nushin ArbabzadahLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Secret Sub-Cultures, Hidden Worlds and the Everyday Life of the AbsurdDescription: Ironic and humorous, witty and self-deprecatory, The Afghan Rumour Bazaar reveals the quotidian absurdities of lives framed against the backdrop of a savage war. Offering daringly new perspectives on a country readers may erroneously assume they know, Nushin Arbabzadah delves into the unacknowledged but real secret sub-cultures and hidden worlds of Afghans, from underground converts to Christianity to mysterious male cross-dressers to tales of bacha-posh girlboys. Among the individuals, fables and dilemmas she confronts are 'Why are Imams Telling Us About Nail Polish?', 'Afghanistan's Rich Jewish Heritage', 'Kabul Street Style', 'The Resurgence of Afghanistan's Spiritual Bazaar', and not forgetting Malalai of Maiwand, who turned her headscarf into a banner and led a successful rebellion against the British. Arbabzadah reveals for the first time Afghans' own vibrant internal deliberations - - on sex and soap operas; conspiracy theories; drugs and diplomacy; terrorism and the Taliban; and how a long-dead soothsayer from Bulgaria accidentally shut down a newspaper. Many different Afghan sensibilities are presented in her book, yet together they offer an unvarnished, at times heartwarming, at times tragic, insight into one of the most complex and fascinating countries on earth.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Literary CriticismTopic: History, Military History, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Afghan Rumour Bazaar
Title: Afghan Rumour Bazaar
EAN: 9781849042314
ISBN: 9781849042314
Release Date: 03/25/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: Secret Sub-Cultures, Hidden Worlds and the Everyday Life of the A
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Afghan Rumour Bazaar : Secret Sub-Cultures, Hidden Worlds and the Everyday Life of the Absurd
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: C. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2014
Topic: Asia / Central Asia, Sociology / General, General, Customs & Traditions
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Author: Nushin Arbabzadah
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
