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The Politics of Social Transformation in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (Paperback))
Myron Weiner
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Paperback. Examines the state-initiated interventions to restructure the socio-political order in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The contributors focus on the profound transformations of this region, particularly since the Communist coup in Afghanistan and the Islamic revolution in Iran in the 1970s. Editor(s): Weiner, Myron; Banuazizi, Ali. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 448 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FCA; 1FKP; JFF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
This volume comprises the work of some of the leading authorities in Southwest Asian and Middle Eastern studies concerning the state-initiated interventions to restructure the socio-political order in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Weiner and Banuazizi's detailed introduction describes the unprecedented changes that followed the collapse of the old regimes. Each coup, and the resistance movement that followed, tore the already fragile political and economic infrastructure of each country and nearly destroyed the social fabric of the population. But the common thread, according to the editors, was the crucial role Islam played as a unifying element in these diverse movements. The ... Read more
This volume comprises the work of some of the leading authorities in Southwest Asian and Middle Eastern studies concerning the state-initiated interventions to restructure the socio-political order in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Weiner and Banuazizi's detailed introduction describes the unprecedented changes that followed the collapse of the old regimes. Each coup, and the resistance movement that followed, tore the already fragile political and economic infrastructure of each country and nearly destroyed the social fabric of the population. But the common thread, according to the editors, was the crucial role Islam played as a unifying element in these diverse movements. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815626091
SKU
V9780815626091
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