Afghan Genealogy and Memoir of the Revolution: Supplements to the History of Afghanistan
| PUBLISHER | Brill (04/18/2019) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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This book comprises English translations of Nizhādnāmah-i Afghān (Afghan Genealogy) and Taẕakkur al-Inqilāb (Memoir of the Revolution), the culminating works of Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's monumental history of Afghanistan, Sirāj al-tawārīkh (The History of Afghanistan). Nizhādnāmah-i Afghān, a detailed guide to all the ethnic and religious communities in Afghanistan in the first third of the 20th century, is the first locally-produced ethnography by a modern Afghan scholar. The Taẕakkur al-Inqilāb is Fayz Muhammad's journalistic record of seven of the nine months of Amīr Ḥabīb Allāh Kalakānī's reign in 1929. Together with The History of Afghanistan these works offer an incomparable resource for the history of Afghanistan from the mid-18th to the mid-20th centuries.
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ISBN-13:
9789004391826
ISBN-10:
9004391827
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
588
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
6.30 x 1.40 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
2.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | Europe - General
Reference | Modern - 18th Century
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This book comprises English translations of Nizhādnāmah-i Afghān (Afghan Genealogy) and Taẕakkur al-Inqilāb (Memoir of the Revolution), the culminating works of Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's monumental history of Afghanistan, Sirāj al-tawārīkh (The History of Afghanistan). Nizhādnāmah-i Afghān, a detailed guide to all the ethnic and religious communities in Afghanistan in the first third of the 20th century, is the first locally-produced ethnography by a modern Afghan scholar. The Taẕakkur al-Inqilāb is Fayz Muhammad's journalistic record of seven of the nine months of Amīr Ḥabīb Allāh Kalakānī's reign in 1929. Together with The History of Afghanistan these works offer an incomparable resource for the history of Afghanistan from the mid-18th to the mid-20th centuries.
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Editor:
Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi
Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami has lived in the United States since 1984. He is an assistant professor of Persian and Persian literature at New York University.
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Editor:
McChesney, Robert
Robert W. McChesney is professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, author of "Rich Media, Poor Democracy" and "Our Media, Not Theirs", and co-editor of "Monthly Review".
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