Book Review: The Joys of Motherhood

I picked up this book because it is listed in the reading material for the MIT Open Course Ware’s class, Gender, Power and International Development. I am slowly working through this course and would love to hear from anyone else who has gone through it, either on campus or online.
From the inside flap:
“After a childless [...]

The Punishment of Virtue

I have (finally!) finished reading “The Punishment of Virtue; Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban,” by Sarah Chayes. It took as lot longer than I thought it would to finish it. I am both sorry and glad it is over.
This is an intriguing and complex look at warlordism in Afghanistan. It is at times [...]