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The World Is a Carpet

Four Seasons in an Afghan Village

The World Is a Carpet( )
Author: Badkhen, Anna
ISBN:978-1-59448-832-0
Publication Date:May 2013
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Riverhead Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.95
Book Description:

In the middle of the salt-frosted Afghan desert, in a village so remote that Google can't find it, a woman squats on top of a loom, making flowers bloom in the thousand threads she knots by hand. Here, where opium is cheaper than rice, every day is a fast day. B-52s pass overhead - a sign of America's omnipotence or its vulnerability, the villagers are unsure. They know, though, that the earth is flat - like a carpet. Anna Badkhen first traveled to this country in 2001,...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Social Science / Women's Studies
Crafts & Hobbies / Rugs
Crafts & Hobbies / Weaving & Spinning
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.694 x 3.335 x 0.386 Inches
Book Weight:0.876 Pounds



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