| Description |
1 online resource (177 pages) |
| Series |
Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser. ; v. 31 |
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Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Carpetbaggers of Kabul; Gender and Grief Currency; "Conscientiously Chic": The Production and Consumption of Afghan Women's Liberation; "We Should Be Eating the Grant, but the Grant Eats Us"; "Saving" Soraya; "Our Hearts Break": 9/11 Deaths, Afghan Lives, and Intimate Intervention; Gender Currency and the Development of Wealth; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited And Consulted; Index |
| Summary |
The 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by United States and coalition forces was followed by a flood of aid and development dollars and "experts" representing well over two thousand organizations-each with separate policy initiatives, geopolitical agendas, and socioeconomic interests. This book examines the everyday actions of people associated with this international effort, with a special emphasis on small players: individuals and groups who charted alternative paths outside the existing networks of aid and development. This focus highlights the complexities, complications, and contradictions at |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Civilian relief
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Postwar reconstruction -- Afghanistan
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Geopolitics -- Afghanistan
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Civilian war relief
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Geopolitics
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Postwar reconstruction
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Afghanistan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lehr, Rachel
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Heynen, Nik
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Coleman, Mathew
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Doshi, Sapana
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| ISBN |
9780820350332 |
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0820350338 |
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