Bazaar politics : power and pottery in an Afghan market town / Noah Coburn.
Bazaar politics : power and pottery in an Afghan market town / Noah Coburn.
Bazaar politics : power and pottery in an Afghan market town / Noah Coburn.
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Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Date
[2011], ©2011.
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N958.1/30
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Groups and violence -- Social organization in Istalif -- How making pots bound people together -- How selling pots tore people apart -- Leadership, descent, and marriage -- Cultural definitions of power in Istalif -- Masterly inactivity : the politics of stagnation -- The Afghan state as a useful fi...
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Publisher
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2011], ©2011.
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Summary
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 insurge...
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Bazaar politics : power and pottery in an Afghan market town / Noah Coburn.
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Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
Includes bibliographical references (page 239-246) and index.
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N958.1/30
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74VvzB5QrLXM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzB5QrLXM
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ISBN
0804776725 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804776714 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804776717 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780804776721 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
958.1
MMS ID
991009557129702626
