An American bride in kabul a memoir

A crusader for women's and human rights shares her experiences in 1961 as the wife of an Afghan college student, who, once back in Afghanistan, reverted to traditional and tribal customs, trapping her in a posh polygamous family.

Main Author: Chesler, Phyllis (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
New York, NY : 2014.
Edition: 1st Palgrave Macmillan trade paperback ed.
Subjects:
Summary: A crusader for women's and human rights shares her experiences in 1961 as the wife of an Afghan college student, who, once back in Afghanistan, reverted to traditional and tribal customs, trapping her in a posh polygamous family.
Physical Description: xiii, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-230) and index.
ISBN: 9780230342217 (alk. paper)
0230342213 (alk. paper)
1137279400 (pbk.)
9781137279408 (pbk.)
Author Notes:

Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at City University of New York, best-selling author, legendary feminist leader, and psychotherapist. She is co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology, the National Women's Health Network, and the International Committee for Women of the Wall. Dr. Chesler has lectured and organized women's rights and human rights campaigns all over the world and has also appeared on outlets such as CNN, Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor , The Today Show, Oprah , and multiple NPR programs, including a three year tenure as a regular contributor to NPR's At the Opera . Her writings have been featured in The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, The Times of London, The Weekly Standard, National Review, Israel National News, The New York Times, Salon, The Globe and Mail, The London Guardian , and the Jewish and Israeli media. Her archives are at Duke University. She lives in New York City.