9780199405145, Afghan History through Afghan Eyes, Nile Green (Author), Oxford University Press, Paperback, English, Worldwide
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Recent international intervention in Afghanistan has reproduced familiar versions of the Afghan national story from repeatedly doomed invasions to perpetual fault lines of ethnic division. Yet almost no attention has been paid to the ways in which Afghans themselves have made sense of their history. Radically questioning received ideas about how to understand Afghanistan, Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes asks how Afghan intellectuals, ideologues, and ordinary people have understood their collective past. The book brings together the leading international specialists to focus on case studies of the Dari, Pashto, and Uzbek histories which Afghans have produced in abundance since the formation of the Afghan state in the mid-eighteenth century. As crucial sources on Afghans’ own conceptions of state, society, and culture, their writings help us understand the dominant and marginal, conflicting and changing ways in which Afghans have understood the emergence of their own society and its relationships with the wider world. Based on new research in Afghan languages, Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes opens up entirely fresh perspectives on Afghan political, social, and cultural life providing penetrating insights into the master narratives behind domestic and international conflict in Afghanistan.
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About The Book
Nile Green is a historian and author, specializing in South Asian history, particularly focusing on Afghanistan and the broader region. He is known for his expertise in the history of Afghanistan, Islam, and the interactions between South Asia and the Middle East. Green has worked extensively on understanding how Afghans perceive their own history and how they engage with historical narratives. He teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and has contributed to a variety of academic publications. His work is widely recognized for exploring Afghanistan through the perspectives of its own people.
Table Of Contents
- Introduction: A History of Afghan Historiography
- Afghan Polities and the Indo-Persian Literary Realm: The Durrani Rulers and Their Portrayal in Eighteenth-Century Historiography
- Tarikh-i Ahmad Shahi: The First History of 'Afghanistan'
- 'The Bottomless Inkwell': The Life and Perilous Times of Fayz Muhammad 'Katib' Hazara
- Archaeology in the Reign of Amanullah: The Difficult Birth of a National Heritage
- From Patriot to Port-City Poet: Mahmud Tarzi in Istanbul
- Writing National History: Afghan Historiography in the Twentieth Century
- Reclaiming the Past: The Tawarikh-i Hafiz Rahmat Khani and Pashtun Historiography
- Uzbek Oral Histories of Migration and War: Remembering the Early Twentieth Century in Northern Afghanistan
Product Details
- Publisher : Oxford University Press (January 1, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 340 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0199405145
- Item Weight : 0.54 Kg
- Dimensions : 24.0 x 17.5 x 3.4 cm
About The Book
Recent international intervention in Afghanistan has reproduced familiar versions of the Afghan national story from repeatedly doomed invasions to perpetual fault lines of ethnic division. Yet almost no attention has been paid to the ways in which Afghans themselves have made sense of their history. Radically questioning received ideas about how to understand Afghanistan, Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes asks how Afghan intellectuals, ideologues, and ordinary people have understood their collective past. The book brings together the leading international specialists to focus on case studies of the Dari, Pashto, and Uzbek histories which Afghans have produced in abundance since the formation of the Afghan state in the mid-eighteenth century. As crucial sources on Afghans’ own conceptions of state, society, and culture, their writings help us understand the dominant and marginal, conflicting and changing ways in which Afghans have understood the emergence of their own society and its relationships with the wider world. Based on new research in Afghan languages, Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes opens up entirely fresh perspectives on Afghan political, social, and cultural life providing penetrating insights into the master narratives behind domestic and international conflict in Afghanistan.
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