A New Politics Of Heritage Reconstruction In Afghanistan

Author : Constance Wyndham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023-12
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 1003439020

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A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan by Constance Wyndham Pdf

"A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan investigates the politics of cultural heritage preservation in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2015. Based on several periods of ethnographic fieldwork and the author's direct employment on several internationally-sponsored heritage projects, this book studies the new and complex intersections between cultural heritage and politics in Afghanistan. Wyndham argues that a particular configuration of heritage and politics has emerged after the destruction of the Buddhas at Bamyan and demonstrates how the characteristics of this 'post-Bamyan' heritage paradigm are revealed through a number of case studies of internationally sponsored heritage work. These case studies reveal how politics and heritage are currently configured across a diverse range of governments, state and non-state actors, NGOs, individuals and forms of expertise-and why such intersections matter. The book responds to a call from across the discipline of Heritage Studies to look more closely at the relationships between heritage, power and politics. A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan provides a fascinating case study on the intersection of heritage and politics that will be of interest to students and scholars of heritage, as well as to professionals working on heritage preservation - both within and outside of government"--

Author : Constance Wyndham
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781003831761

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A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan by Constance Wyndham Pdf

A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan investigates the politics of cultural heritage preservation in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2015. Based on several periods of ethnographic fieldwork and the author’s direct employment on several internationally-sponsored heritage projects, this book studies the new and complex intersections between cultural heritage and politics in Afghanistan. Wyndham argues that a particular configuration of heritage and politics has emerged after the destruction of the Buddhas at Bamyan and demonstrates how the characteristics of this ‘post-Bamyan’ heritage paradigm are revealed through a number of case studies of internationally sponsored heritage work. These case studies reveal how politics and heritage are currently configured across a diverse range of governments, state and non-state actors, NGOs, individuals and forms of expertise—and why such intersections matter. The book responds to a call from across the discipline of Heritage Studies to look more closely at the relationships between heritage, power and politics. A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan provides a fascinating case study on the intersection of heritage and politics that will be of interest to students and scholars of heritage, as well as to professionals working on heritage preservation - both within and outside of government.

Author : Micheline Centlivres-Demont
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857735812

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Afghanistan by Micheline Centlivres-Demont Pdf

Over the last three decades Afghanistan has been plagued by crisis - from Soviet invasion in 1979 and Taliban rule to US invasion following the events of 9/11. Here the top specialists on Afghanistan, including Olivier Roy, Ahmad Rashid and Jonathan Goodhand, provide a unique overview of the evolution, causes and future of the Afghan crisis. Covering political and military events and examining the role of ethnic groups, religious and ideological factors and the role of the leaders and war chiefs of the period - from the anti-Soviet resistance to the presidency of Hamid Karzai - this book will prove essential reading to all interested in Afghanistan and the wider Middle East region. Examining recent events in the light of the country's economy, Afghan civil society, cultural heritage and state reconstruction attempts, this is a comprehensive and diverse look at a country whose recent history has been marked by internal conflicts and foreign intervention.

Author : J. Montgomery,D. Rondinelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403981172

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Beyond Reconstruction in Afghanistan by J. Montgomery,D. Rondinelli Pdf

The interaction of failed states, terrorism and the need for 'nation building' is at the top of the international agenda, with particular focus on Afghanistan and Iraq. This path breaking collection brings together top analysts to examine the goals and challenges facing efforts to reconstruct states that have collapsed into anarchy or have been defeated in war. Drawing on lessons from 50 years of past experience with post-conflict reconstruction and development around the world, the authors provide historical context, identify difficulties that can impede progress and recognize the realistic limitations of ambitions to create new states. They assess ongoing development plans in a country devastated by more than a century of conflict. Throughout, particular attention is paid to the interaction of the goals of external and domestic actors, highlighting the importance of understanding the internal social, economic and political environment of the society receiving assistance.

Author : Thomas Barfield
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400834532

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Afghanistan by Thomas Barfield Pdf

A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political culture Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. He shows how governing these peoples was relatively easy when power was concentrated in a small dynastic elite, but how this delicate political order broke down in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Afghanistan's rulers mobilized rural militias to expel first the British and later the Soviets. Armed insurgency proved remarkably successful against the foreign occupiers, but it also undermined the Afghan government's authority and rendered the country ever more difficult to govern as time passed. Barfield vividly describes how Afghanistan's armed factions plunged the country into a civil war, giving rise to clerical rule by the Taliban and Afghanistan's isolation from the world. He examines why the American invasion in the wake of September 11 toppled the Taliban so quickly, and how this easy victory lulled the United States into falsely believing that a viable state could be built just as easily. Afghanistan is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how a land conquered and ruled by foreign dynasties for more than a thousand years became the "graveyard of empires" for the British and Soviets, and what the United States must do to avoid a similar fate.

Author : William Maley
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0814755860

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Fundamentalism Reborn? by William Maley Pdf

A collection of essays tracing the rebirth of fundamentalism in Afghanistan In 1996, the world watched with varying degrees of interest, surprise, and unease as armed, ultra-fundamentalist insurgents overthrew the Afghan government. Within days of their victory, the Taliban, a militant Islamic sect, were issuing draconian religious decrees, restricting women's employment and movement, rounding up Afghans at gunpoint to pray five times a day, and publicly executing political opponents and criminals. Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Crucial to the Taliban's staying power as a governing force will be its relations with neighboring countries and with the West. Interestingly, given their intense hatred of Iran, the Taliban were enthusiastically supported by the U.S. government up to the very moment of their triumphant arrival in Kabul. Examining yet another country on the brink of ethnic disintegration, Fundamentalism Reborn? is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the history, rise to power, and future of the most dramatic manifestation of Islamic fundamentalism since the Iranian revolution.

Author : Paul Basu,Wayne Modest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135085209

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Museums, Heritage and International Development by Paul Basu,Wayne Modest Pdf

While many claims are made regarding the power of cultural heritage as a driver and enabler of sustainable development, the relationship between museums, heritage and development has received little academic scrutiny. This book stages a critical conversation between the interdisciplinary fields of museum studies, heritage studies and development studies to explore this under-researched sphere of development intervention. In an agenda-setting introduction, the editors explore the seemingly oppositional temporalities and values represented by these "past-making" and "future-making" projects, arguing that these provide a framework for mutual critique. Contributors to the volume bring insights from a wide range of academic and practitioner perspectives on a series of international case studies, which each raise challenging questions that reach beyond merely cultural concerns and fully engage with both the legacies of colonial power inequalities and the shifting geopolitical dynamics of contemporary international relations. Cultural heritage embodies different values and can be instrumentalized to serve different economic, social and political objectives within development contexts, but the past is also intrinsic to the present and is foundational to people’s aspirations for the future. Museums, Heritage and International Development explores the problematics as well as potentials, the politics as well as possibilities, in this fascinating nexus.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000935

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From the Past and For the Future by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815775652

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Building a New Afghanistan by Robert I. Rotberg Pdf

In the wake of the Taliban nightmare, Afghanistan must tackle serious problems before it can emerge as a confident, independent nation. Security in this battered state continues to deteriorate; suicide bombings, convoy ambushes, and insurgent attacks are all too common. Effective state building will depend upon eliminating the national security crisis and enhancing the rule of law. This book offers a blueprint for moving the embattled nation toward greater democracy and prosperity. Robert Rotberg and his colleagues argue that the future success of state building in Afghanistan depends on lessening its dependence on opium and enhancing its economic status. Many of Afghanistan's security problems are related to poppy growing, opium and heroin production, and drug trafficking. Building a New Afghanistan suggests controversial new alternatives to immediate eradication, which is foolish and counter-productive. These options include monetary incentives for growing wheat, a viable local crop. Greater wheat production would feed hungry Afghans while reducing narco-trafficking and the terror that comes with it. Integrating this land-locked country into the Central Asia or greater Eurasia economy would open up trading partnerships with its northern and western neighbors as well as with Pakistan, India, and possibly China. Developing a sense of common purpose among citizens would benefit the economy and could help to unite the nation. Perhaps most important, bolstering better governance in Afghanistan is necessary in order to eliminate chaos and corruption and enact nationwide reforms. Fresh and insightful, Building a New Afghanistan shows what the country's leadership and the international community should do to resolve dangerous issues and bolster a still fragile state. Contributors include Cindy Fazey (University of Liverpool), Ali Jalali (former minister of the interior, Afghanistan, and National Defense University), Hekmat Karzai (Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies, Afghanistan, and Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Singapore), Alistair J. McKechnie (World Bank Country Director for Afghanistan), Paula Newburg (Skidmore College), and S. Frederick Starr (Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University).

Author : Michael Kemper,Stephan Conermann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136838545

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The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies by Michael Kemper,Stephan Conermann Pdf

The Western field of oriental studies and orientalism - criticised by Edward Said among others for encouraging the orient to be viewed in a particular way - has a counterpart in Russia and the Soviet Union. This book examines this Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of oriental scholarship covering Islamic history and Muslim literatures of the USSR republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Author : Thomas Barfield
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691238562

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Afghanistan by Thomas Barfield Pdf

A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political culture Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. He shows how governing these peoples was relatively easy when power was concentrated in a small dynastic elite, but how this delicate political order broke down in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Afghanistan's rulers mobilized rural militias to expel first the British and later the Soviets. Armed insurgency proved remarkably successful against the foreign occupiers, but it also undermined the Afghan government's authority and rendered the country ever more difficult to govern as time passed. Barfield vividly describes how Afghanistan's armed factions plunged the country into a civil war, giving rise to clerical rule by the Taliban and Afghanistan's isolation from the world. He examines why the American invasion in the wake of September 11 toppled the Taliban so quickly, and how this easy victory lulled the United States into falsely believing that a viable state could be built just as easily. Afghanistan is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how a land conquered and ruled by foreign dynasties for more than a thousand years became the "graveyard of empires" for the British and Soviets, and what the United States must do to avoid a similar fate.

Author : Nik Hynek,Péter Marton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136661013

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Statebuilding in Afghanistan by Nik Hynek,Péter Marton Pdf

This edited volume maps and theorizes NATO-ISAF’s multi-national contribution to peacebuilding and reconstruction in Afghanistan. It answers key questions through a series of case studies which together form a comparative study of national contributions to the multilateral mission in Afghanistan.

Author : Adenrele Awotona
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 113857158X

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Rebuilding Afghanistan in Times of Crisis by Adenrele Awotona Pdf

The Afghan Economy : An Historical Overview / Peter Marsden -- Locality and Power : A Methodological Approach to Afghan Rural Politics / Sayed Asef Hossaini -- Women and Economic Development in Post Conflict Afghanistan : Learning from other Muslim Nations / Nicole B. Dhanraj, Hilary Johnson-Lutz and Thomas Rzemyk -- International Development and Gender in Afghanistan : The Impact of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda from 2001-2015 / Kristen Cordell -- Women, Peace and Security : The Uphill Battle of Transforming Afghanistan through Women's Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding and Security / Jorrit Kamminga -- Reconstruction and Gender : Why Women are Crucial to the Successful Reconstruction of Afghanistan / Shukria Dellawar and Christina Tsirkas -- Afghanistan and the Politics of Quagmire : A Retrospective Analysis of US Policy / David N. Gibbs -- China in Afghanistan : A New Force in the War in Afghanistan? / Niklas L.P. Swanström and Julian Tucker -- India's support for Afghanistan's reconstruction / Gareth Price -- Afghanistan Imbroglio : Reassessing External Powers' Role in Rebuilding the Country / K. N. Tennyson -- Evaluating World Bank Support to Building Capacity of the State and its Accountability to Citizens in Afghanistan / Clay G. Wescott -- Concluding Remarks : The Way Forward for Afghanistan / Adenrele Awotona.

Author : Martin Ewans
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 9780415298261

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Afghanistan by Martin Ewans Pdf

Reviews the emergence and fall of the Taliban, their ideology and their place within Islam, and examines Afghanistan's relevance to issues relating to Islamic extremism, the international drugs trade and international terrorism.

Author : Rebecca Linder
Publisher : CSIS Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 0892064722

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Voices of a New Afghanistan by Rebecca Linder Pdf