An American Bride in Kabul
A Memoir
(Sprache: Englisch)
In 1961 Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl embarked on an adventure to meet her westernized husband's family in Afghan. Back home he reverted to traditional customs and she found herself unexpectedly trapped. This dramatic tale shows how Chesler...
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In 1961 Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl embarked on an adventure to meet her westernized husband's family in Afghan. Back home he reverted to traditional customs and she found herself unexpectedly trapped. This dramatic tale shows how Chesler escaped and turned adversity into a passion for political reform.
The extraordinary story of a young woman's ordeal in a harem in Afghanistan and how her escape inspired her fight for human rights
The extraordinary story of a young woman's ordeal in a harem in Afghanistan and how her escape inspired her fight for human rights
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The extraordinary story of Phyllis Chesler's ordeal in a harem in Afghanistan and how her escape inspired her fight for human rights. Beautifully written, this is a frank, honest and engaging read for all fans of "Reading Lolita In Tehran" and "Talking About Jane Austen In Baghdad".
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „An American Bride in Kabul “
Preface SECTION ONE: In AfghanistanChapter One: From Brooklyn to Kabul Chapter Two: The Imprisoned Bride Chapter Three: Burqas Chapter Four: Harem Days Chapter Five: My Mother-in-law Chapter Six: TrappedChapter Seven: Escape SECTION TWO: In AmericaChapter Eight: Home in America Chapter Nine: My Afghan Family Arrives Chapter Ten: The Jews of Afghanistan Chapter Eleven: 9/11 Chapter Twelve: 9/11/11Chapter Thirteen: America in Afghanistan Chapter Fourteen: Hard Lessons
Autoren-Porträt von Phyllis Chesler
Phyllis Chesler - emeritierte Psychologie-Professorin und Autorin - geboren 1940, veröffentlicht wissenschaftlich und publizistisch zahlreiche Artikel, Reden, Kommentare und Bücher.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Phyllis Chesler
- 2013, 256 Seiten, mit Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 16,3 x 24,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Education
- ISBN-10: 0230342213
- ISBN-13: 9780230342217
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Engrossing...Chesler adroitly blends her personal narrative with a riveting account of Afghanistan's troubled history, the ongoing Islamic/Islamist terrorism against Muslim civilians and the West, and the continuing struggle and courage of Afghan feminists."--"Publishers Weekly""No human culture compromises the rights of women more than Islam. Today over 700 million women are directly or indirectly affected by the Koran and the teachings of Mohammed. Phyllis Chesler is by far the bravest and most outspoken American feminist to address the plight of Muslim women. In this book she shares with the reader her first encounter with Islam in Afghanistan. It is a moving account of the harrowing experience of one woman who almost meets her death in a culture that could not be more alien to her American upbringing. Yet every page is laden with compassion and love for the ex-husband and his family she unwittingly joined. I recommend this book be put on the reading list of every American school." --Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Author of "Infidel "and" Nomad""Boom. Suddenly Phyllis Chesler is a prisoner in Afghanistan. Without a passport. As a wife without rights of any kind. Her bridegroom, once her equal when they met in New York, now in his own land, is a stranger...she is in an utterly male society where women and children are a man's property--"his to protect or abuse. They are his to kill. It is the way things are." This is disconcerting to say the least...She escapes. This is how it all started. This is a bold book; intimate and rich in detail; as revealing a story about class, gender and religious differences as one will find. Chesler is a voice crying out for women. She had the right training. She will never stop." --Kate Millett, author of "Sexual Politics" and "Going to Iran""""This is a wondrous, invaluable memoir and meditation on women, culture, history, and the meaning of freedom. Phyllis Chesler tells a moving story in a direct, unaffected style and is able t
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