| ID | 120997 |
| Title Proper | Afghanistan as a cultural crossroads |
| Other Title Information | lessons from the writings of Ella Maillart, Annemarie Schwarzenbach and Nancy Hatch Dupree |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Maley, William |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Much has been written about Afghanistan, a complex cultural space that different people see in different ways. But not all of their views are of equal value. Stereotypes do no-one any favours. Ella Maillart and Annemarie Schwatzenbach were two Swiss women writers who set off for Afghanistan in June 1939. Ella was a traveller who wrote, Annemarie a writer who travelled, but their books give a sense of the realities of Afghanistan, Nancy Dupree first visited more than twenty years later than the two Swiss, but stayed involved for decades in a variety of different ways. She accepted and coped with the fact that the country was changing and would change still further. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 44, No.2; Jul 2013: p.215-230 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol. 44, No.2; Jul 2013: p.215-230 |
| Key Words | Afghanistan ; Cultural Space ; Ella Maillart ; Annemarie Schwatzenbach |