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What impact does 40 years of war, violence, and military
intervention have on a country and its people? As the "global war
on terror" now stretches into the 21st century with no clear end in
sight, Identity and Politics in Modern Afghanistan collects the
work of interdisciplinary scholars, aid workers, and citizens to
assess the impact of this prolonged conflict on Afghanistan. Nearly
all of the people in Afghan society have been affected by
persistent violent conflict. Identity and Politics in Modern
Afghanistan focuses on social and political dynamics, issues of
gender, and the shifting relationships between tribal, sectarian,
and regional communities. Contributors consider topics ranging from
masculinity among the Afghan Pashtun to services offered for the
disabled, and from Taliban extremism to the role of TV in the
Afghan culture wars. Prioritizing the perspective and experiences
of the people of Afghanistan, new insights are shared into the
lives of those who are hoping to build a secure future on the
rubble of a violent past.
What impact does 40 years of war, violence, and military
intervention have on a country and its people? As the "global war
on terror" now stretches into the 21st century with no clear end in
sight, Identity and Politics in Modern Afghanistan collects the
work of interdisciplinary scholars, aid workers, and citizens to
assess the impact of this prolonged conflict on Afghanistan. Nearly
all of the people in Afghan society have been affected by
persistent violent conflict. Identity and Politics in Modern
Afghanistan focuses on social and political dynamics, issues of
gender, and the shifting relationships between tribal, sectarian,
and regional communities. Contributors consider topics ranging from
masculinity among the Afghan Pashtun to services offered for the
disabled, and from Taliban extremism to the role of TV in the
Afghan culture wars. Prioritizing the perspective and experiences
of the people of Afghanistan, new insights are shared into the
lives of those who are hoping to build a secure future on the
rubble of a violent past.
South and Southeast Asia continue to be extremely critical regions,
deeply intertwined and bound in many ways by centuries of
intersecting histories. As the recent experiences of rapid and
transformative political and economic changes in several countries
in these two regions illustrate, these changes have significant
bearing on and are simultaneously affected by the legacy and
continued dynamic of dominant-minority group relations. To be sure,
while the dynamics of dominant-minority relations in each country
are distinct and often mitigated by distinct historical conditions,
the phenomenon of these dominant-minority relations, especially
along ethnic and religious fault lines, are deeply consequential to
many of the nations in these regions. This book, featuring eight
case studies, provides a multidisciplinary and multi-layered
assessment of the salience of the ethnic and religious realities in
shaping various South and Southeast Asian nations. Featuring
chapters on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia,
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, this volume provides a deep
appreciation of the challenges that these societies confront in
integrating and/or responding to specific ethnic and/or religious
based conflicts and tensions.
South and Southeast Asia continue to be extremely critical regions,
deeply intertwined and bound in many ways by centuries of
intersecting histories. As the recent experiences of rapid and
transformative political and economic changes in several countries
in these two regions illustrate, these changes have significant
bearing on and are simultaneously affected by the legacy and
continued dynamic of dominant-minority group relations. To be sure,
while the dynamics of dominant-minority relations in each country
are distinct and often mitigated by distinct historical conditions,
the phenomenon of these dominant-minority relations, especially
along ethnic and religious fault lines, are deeply consequential to
many of the nations in these regions. This book, featuring eight
case studies, provides a multidisciplinary and multi-layered
assessment of the salience of the ethnic and religious realities in
shaping various South and Southeast Asian nations. Featuring
chapters on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia,
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, this volume provides a deep
appreciation of the challenges that these societies confront in
integrating and/or responding to specific ethnic and/or religious
based conflicts and tensions.
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