Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan - Anthropological Perspectives (Paperback)

When originally published in 1984, Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan provided the first focused consideration of the 1978 Saur Revolution and the subsequent Soviet invasion and occupation of the country. Nearly four decades later, its conclusions remain crucial to understanding Afghanistan today. In this much-anticipated re-release, Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan offers an opportunity for fresh insight into the antecedents of the nation's enduring conflicts. A new foreword by editors M. Nazif Shahrani and Robert L. Canfield contextualizes this collection, which relies on extensive fieldwork in the years leading up to the Soviet invasion. Specific tribal, ethnic, and gender groups are considered within the context of their region, and contributors discuss local responses to government decrees, Islamic-inspired grassroots activism, and interpretations of jihad outside of Kabul. Long recognized as a vital ethnographic text in Afghan studies, Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan provides an extraordinary chance to experience the diversity of the Afghan people on the cusp of irrevocable change and to understand what they expected of the years ahead.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2022
Editors:	M Nazif Shahrani • Robert L. Canfield
Contributors:	Louis Dupree • David J. Katz • R. Lincoln Keiser • Thomas J. Barfield • Hugh Beattie • Richard Tapper • Bahram Tavakolian • Jon W. Anderson
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	404
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-06677-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-253-06677-8
Barcode:	9780253066770

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