Imperial Sexism

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Imperial Sexism is written by Denise M. Walsh and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197813658 (ISBN 10) and 9780197813652 (ISBN 13).

"The 1972 photograph said it all. Three young Afghani women strolling in downtown Kabul wearing miniskirts. The stark contrast with their 21st century burka-wearing sisters was undeniable. Years later, many Afghani women in Kabul concealed themselves from view under sky-blue cloaks that enveloped their bodies from head to toe, their faces covered by a mesh screen. These women lived under the threat of the Taliban; an ultraconservative militant group determined to impose an austere version of Islam on the entire country. During his first term, President Donald J. Trump showed little interest in these blue-bundled women. For years, he had derided U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, lambasting its expense, railing against Afghanis whom he claimed "hated us," inveighing against the conflict as "a total disaster."1 Once in the Oval Office, Trump resolutely pursued an end to America's longest war"-- Provided by publisher.