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Bazaar Politics

Name: Bazaar Politics
Brand: Stanford University Press
SKU: 9780804776714
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Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town

Autor: Noah Coburn

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Oprawa: Twarda

Wydawca: Stanford University Press

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After the fall of the Taliban, instability reigned across Afghanistan. However, in the small town of...

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Autor

Noah Coburn

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Twarda

Data wydania

2011

strony

272

EAN

9780804776714

ISBN

0804776717

Enbook ID

04719152

Wydawca

Stanford University Press

Waga

454

Wymiary

152 x 229 x 20

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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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