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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781849042635 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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ACKU |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
JS7442.2. |
| Item number |
L63 2013 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Local politics in Afghanistan : |
| Remainder of title |
a century of intervention in social order / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Conrad Schetter, editor. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Columbia University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
©2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxii, 281 pages : |
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illustrations, map ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Abstract: From the nineteenth century to today, Afghanistan has contended with relentless foreign interventions and domestic political failures. External powers -- such as British India, the Soviet Union, Pakistan, and NATO -- have egregiously interfered in local affairs, and various Afghan governments, whether monarchical, Communist, Islamist, and ostensibly democratic, have meddled disastrously with the social order. The Afghan population nevertheless remains robustly resilient in the face of these upheavals, finding concrete ways to handle external influences while preserving the most valuable aspects of their political system. By shedding light on the dynamics of this phenomenon, the essays in this volume clarify both the complexities of Afghanistan's local political structure and the ways in which outside intervention either disturbs or reinforces the local social order. By freeing local politics from the false binary of romanticization and demonization, this collection provides a richer understanding of Afghan society and the role of social factors -- such as trust, solidarity, reciprocity, and patronage -- in the promotion of rational political objectives. The collection also explores the impact of intermediaries and local forums, such as "jirgas" and "shura," as they negotiate between local actors and external interventionists. -- Provided by publisher. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Language note |
English |
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Local government |
| Geographic subdivision |
Afghanistan. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Afghanistan |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
2001-. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Monograph |
| Call number prefix |
JS7442.2.L63 2013 |