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State Formation In Afghanistan: A Theoretical and Political History 9781784539498, 9781350988231, 9781786732064
Table of contents : • The creation of Afghanistan in 1880, following the Second Anglo-Afghan War, gave an empowering voice to the Pashtun people, the largest ethnic group in a diverse country. In order to distil the narrative of the state's formation and early years, a Pashtun-centric version of history dominated Afghan history and the political process from 1880 to the 1970s. Alternative discourses made no appearance in the fledgling state which lacked the scholarly institutions and any sense of recognition for history, thus providing no alternatives to the narratives produced by the British, whose quasi-colonial influence in the region was supreme. Since 1970, the ongoing crises in Afghanistan have opened the space for non-Pashtuns, including Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks, to form new definitions of identity, challenge the official discourse and call for the re-writing of the long-established narrative. At t • Pakistani human rights activist Arman Loni Sanjawi, Ziarat District, Balochistan, Pakistan[1] Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan[2] Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni (Pashto: محمد ابراهیم ارمان لوڼی), commonly known as Arman Loni (or Arman Luni), was a Pakistani teacher of Pashto literature, poet, and one of the founding leaders o
Cover
Author Bio
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Maps
Introduction
Problematizing the Literature on Official Discourse of State Formation in Afghanistan
The Afghan/Pashtun Ethno-centric Nationalist Exclusionary Discourse
The Colonial and Post-Colonial Discourse
The Non-Pashtun Inclusive Discourse
The Post-Dislocation Critical Discourse
Organization of the Chapters
On Materials and Sources Consulted
1. Theoretical Framework
Introduction
Discourse Theory
Derrida’s and Foucault’s Perception of Discourse
Discourse Theory of Laclau and Mouffe
Transforming Antagonism into Agonism
Colonialism and Post-Colonial Discourse
Discourse, Orientalism, and Deconstruction
Colonial Knowledge and the Question of Credibility
The State Debate
Concluding Remarks
2. Reconstructing the Official Discourse of State Formation in State Formation in Afghanistan: A Theoretical and Political History
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Arman Loni
Born 1983 (1983) Died (aged 35) Resting place Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan[3] Alma mater University of Balochistan, Quetta[4] Occupation(s) professor, human rights activist, poet[1] Employer(s) Degree College Quetta, Degree College Killa Saifullah[4] Organization Pashtun Progressive Writers[5] Political party Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Movement Pashtun Tahafuz Movement[2] Children 3[4] Father Mohammad Ismail Loni[6] Relatives Wranga Loni[1] (sister)