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Author Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Title Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Publication Info New York : Vintage Books, 2010.


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Descript xxii, 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2009."--T.p. verso.
Contents Emancipating twenty-first-century slaves ; Fighting slavery from Seattle -- Prohibition and prostitution ; Rescuing girls is the easy part -- Learning to speak up ; The new abolitionists -- Rule by rape ; Mukhtar's school -- The shame of "honor" [honor, honour rape] ; Study abroad--in the Congo -- Maternal mortality - One woman a minute ; A doctor who treats countries, not patients -- Why do women die in childbirth? ; Edna's hospital -- Family planning and the "God Gulf" ; Jane Roberts and her 34 million friends -- Is Islam misogynistic? ; The Afghan insurgent -- Investing in education ; Ann and Angeline -- Microcredit : the financial revolution ; A CARE package for Goretti -- The axis of equality ; Tears over Time magazine -- Grassroots vs. Treetops ; Girls helping girls -- What you can do ; Four steps you can take in the next ten minutes.
ISBN 9780307387097 (pbk.)
0307387097 (pbk.)
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Author Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Subject Women's rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Crimes against -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
Alt author WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
Descript xxii, 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2009."--T.p. verso.
Contents Emancipating twenty-first-century slaves ; Fighting slavery from Seattle -- Prohibition and prostitution ; Rescuing girls is the easy part -- Learning to speak up ; The new abolitionists -- Rule by rape ; Mukhtar's school -- The shame of "honor" [honor, honour rape] ; Study abroad--in the Congo -- Maternal mortality - One woman a minute ; A doctor who treats countries, not patients -- Why do women die in childbirth? ; Edna's hospital -- Family planning and the "God Gulf" ; Jane Roberts and her 34 million friends -- Is Islam misogynistic? ; The Afghan insurgent -- Investing in education ; Ann and Angeline -- Microcredit : the financial revolution ; A CARE package for Goretti -- The axis of equality ; Tears over Time magazine -- Grassroots vs. Treetops ; Girls helping girls -- What you can do ; Four steps you can take in the next ten minutes.
ISBN 9780307387097 (pbk.)
0307387097 (pbk.)
Author Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Subject Women's rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Crimes against -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
Alt author WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL 5th Floor  HQ 1236.5 D44 K9  8 WEEK LOAN  AVAILABLE

Subject Women's rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Crimes against -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
Descript xxii, 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2009."--T.p. verso.
Contents Emancipating twenty-first-century slaves ; Fighting slavery from Seattle -- Prohibition and prostitution ; Rescuing girls is the easy part -- Learning to speak up ; The new abolitionists -- Rule by rape ; Mukhtar's school -- The shame of "honor" [honor, honour rape] ; Study abroad--in the Congo -- Maternal mortality - One woman a minute ; A doctor who treats countries, not patients -- Why do women die in childbirth? ; Edna's hospital -- Family planning and the "God Gulf" ; Jane Roberts and her 34 million friends -- Is Islam misogynistic? ; The Afghan insurgent -- Investing in education ; Ann and Angeline -- Microcredit : the financial revolution ; A CARE package for Goretti -- The axis of equality ; Tears over Time magazine -- Grassroots vs. Treetops ; Girls helping girls -- What you can do ; Four steps you can take in the next ten minutes.
Alt author WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
ISBN 9780307387097 (pbk.)
0307387097 (pbk.)
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