Bazaar Politics : Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town.
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 paradoxic...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2011.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780804778909 0804778906 0804776717 9780804776714 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | NotesBibliography; Index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Series: | Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
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