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The republic and its enemies : The status of the republic in Afghanistan / Omar Sadr.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : [Afghan institute for strategic studies (AISS), Kabul, forum for democracy], 2021.Description: II, 110 pages : charts, color illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789936655089
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.4. S23
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements—Introduction—The western political theory of the republic—Conceptualising “Islamic republic”—A long walk to constitutionalism and republic—The vicious republic—Causes of the vicious republic—Conclusion—Bibliography.
Summary: Summary: “Today most states appropriate the term “republic” as a title for themselves. These titles include democratic republic, federal republic, socialist republic, Islamic republic and many more. Unlike the democratic, a socialist republic is based on Marxism idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat and an Islamic republic is based on Islamic ideology. Similarly, most of the global south republics are just nominal republics; in essence, they are authoritarian regimes. Ironically, many republic in the global south are neither…”—(page 1).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet DS371.4.G337 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Omar Sadr. 3ACKU000549526
Total holds: 0

Title page.

“constitutional & political system”—title pages.

“Reform studies VIII”—title page.

Donated by Omar Sadr.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 99-107).

Contents: Acknowledgements—Introduction—The western political theory of the republic—Conceptualising “Islamic republic”—A long walk to constitutionalism and republic—The vicious republic—Causes of the vicious republic—Conclusion—Bibliography.

Summary: “Today most states appropriate the term “republic” as a title for themselves. These titles include democratic republic, federal republic, socialist republic, Islamic republic and many more. Unlike the democratic, a socialist republic is based on Marxism idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat and an Islamic republic is based on Islamic ideology. Similarly, most of the global south republics are just nominal republics; in essence, they are authoritarian regimes. Ironically, many republic in the global south are neither…”—(page 1).

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