Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes
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Author Description
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 Have Made Sense Of Their History Themselves. 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. Nile Green. Previously Issued In Print: 2016. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates how Afghan intellectuals, ideologues, and ordinary citizens have constructed and interpreted their own national history since the mid-eighteenth century. Edited by Nile Green, a historian specializing in the history of the Muslim world, the book challenges Western-centric narratives that often frame Afghanistan solely through the lens of foreign intervention. By analyzing indigenous historical accounts, the contributors argue that Afghan identity is rooted in a complex, internal tradition of historiography that has been largely overlooked by international observers.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of historical narratives written in Dari, Pashto, and Uzbek languages.
- Examination of state-building processes from the mid-eighteenth century onward.
- Case studies focusing on diverse Afghan perspectives regarding ethnic division and national identity.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a comprehensive chronological history of Afghanistan itself.
- It does not focus on the military or political strategies of contemporary international interventions.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the field of historiography, specifically for its focus on non-Western historical production. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for researchers and students of Central Asian history.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190492236
ISBN-13:
9780190492236
History
Afghanistan
Asian Studies
Historiography
Middle Eastern
Afghans
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