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Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History

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Description for Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History Paperback. Traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in Afghanistan, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. This title introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in this volatile region of the world. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 line illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. He shows how governing these peoples was relatively easy when power was concentrated in a small dynastic elite, but how this delicate political order broke down in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Afghanistan's rulers mobilized rural ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691154411
SKU
V9780691154411
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About Thomas J Barfield
Thomas Barfield is professor of anthropology at Boston University. His books include The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China, 221 BC to AD 1757; The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan; and Afghanistan: An Atlas of Indigenous Domestic Architecture.

Reviews for Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
"[I]mpressive."
Christopher de Bellaigue, New York Review of Books "This book is an authoritative and well-written summary of what we might call the majority view. There is a streak in this book, however, of more radical thinking... It leads him near the end of the book to some startling predictions for Afghanistan's possible futures."
Gerard Russell, Foreign Policy "Thomas Barfield's new book ... Read more

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