Behind the Kabul burqas: An analysis of the condition of Afghan women by the Gender perspective from "The Bookseller of Kabul"

This paper aims to examine the condition of Afghan women and the sexual division of labor from the novel "The Bookseller of Kabul", by Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad, written in 2002. Seierstad lived for three months with the atypical family of a bookseller in Afghanistan and could fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ribeiro, Natália Soares
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Campos dos Goytacazes
Repositorio:Vértices (Campos dos Goitacazes. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editoraessentia.iff.edu.br:article/5828
Acceso en línea:https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.v18n216-13
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender
Sexual Division of Labor
Afghan Culture
Gênero
Divisão Sexual do Trabalho
Cultura Afegã
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Sumario:This paper aims to examine the condition of Afghan women and the sexual division of labor from the novel "The Bookseller of Kabul", by Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad, written in 2002. Seierstad lived for three months with the atypical family of a bookseller in Afghanistan and could follow its routine. Disgusted with the women's living conditions produced a report that can be understood from the gender as a category of sociological analysis. Thus, this paper will use excerpts from the book and discuss them in the light of theories.