The Pitfalls of Protection: Gender, Violence, and Power in Afghanistan

Since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, violence against women has emerged as the single most important issue for Afghan gender politics. The Pitfalls of Protection, based on research conducted in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2015, locates the struggles over gender violenc...

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Main Author: Wimpelmann, Torunn (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press 2017
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