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.

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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.
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505 0 |a In Afghanistan. From Brooklyn to Kabul ; The imprisoned bride ; Burqas ; Harem days ; My mother-in-law ; Trapped ; Escape -- In America. Home in America ; My Afghan family arrives in America ; The Jews of Afghanistan ; 9/11 ; 9/11/11 ; America in Afghanistan ; Hard lessons. 
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