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Bazaar Politics Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town

Name: Bazaar Politics
Author: Noah Coburn

Auteur: Noah Coburn

Taal: Engels

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Engels
Paperback
9780804776721
28 september 2011
254 pagina's

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Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan.

After the fall of the Taliban, instability reigned across Afghanistan. However, in the small town of Istalif, located a little over an hour north of Kabul and not far from Bagram on the Shomali Plain, local politics remained relatively violence-free. Bazaar Politics examines this seemingly paradoxical situation, exploring how the town's local politics maintained peace despite a long, violent history in a country dealing with a growing insurgency.

At the heart of this story are the Istalifi potters, skilled craftsmen trained over generations. With workshops organized around extended families and competition between workshops strong, kinship relations become political and subtle negotiations over power and authority underscore most interactions. Starting from this microcosm, Noah Coburn then investigates power and relationships at various levels, from the potters' families; to the local officials, religious figures, and former warlords; and ultimately to the international community and NGO workers.

Offering the first long-term on-the-ground study since the arrival of allied forces in 2001, Noah Coburn introduces readers to daily life in Afghanistan through portraits of local residents and stories of his own experiences. He reveals the ways in which the international community has misunderstood the forces driving local conflict and the insurgency, misunderstandings that have ultimately contributed to the political unrest rather than resolved it. Though on first blush the potters of Istalif may seem far removed from international affairs, it is only through understanding politics, power, and culture on the local level that we can then shed new light on Afghanistan's difficult search for peace.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 september 2011
Aantal pagina's: 254
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Hoofdauteur: Noah Coburn
Tweede Auteur: Coburn Noah
Hoofduitgeverij: Stanford University Press

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 152 mm
Product hoogte: 13 mm
Product lengte: 229 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 152 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 229 mm
Verpakking lengte: 15 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 456 g

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EAN: 9780804776721

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