Television and the Afghan Culture Wars: Brought to You by Foreigners, Warlords, and Activists
(Part of the The Geopolitics of Information Series)
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Portrayed in Western discourse as tribal and traditional, Afghans have in fact intensely debated women's rights, democracy, modernity, and Islam as part of their nation building in the post-9/11 era. Wazhmah Osman places television at the heart of these public and politically charged clashes while revealing how the medium also provides war-weary Afghans with a semblance of open discussion and healing. After four decades of gender and sectarian violence,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252085450
ISBN13:9780252085451
Release Date:November 2020
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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