LEADER 04810nam 2201069 a 450 001 9910455370803321 005 20240619165713.0 010 $a1-283-38214-8 010 $a9786613382146 010 $a0-520-91631-X 010 $a1-59734-650-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520916319 035 $a(CKB)110989862154082 035 $a(EBL)224114 035 $a(OCoLC)475929860 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000170565 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11178780 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170565 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10235082 035 $a(PQKB)10223015 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000083894 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224114 035 $a(OCoLC)868223065 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31025 035 $a(DE-B1597)519534 035 $a(OCoLC)49851841 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520916319 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5003498 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL338214 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110989862154082 100 $a19950614d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHeroes of the age $emoral fault lines on the Afghan frontier /$fDavid B. Edwards 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (326 p.) 225 1 $aComparative studies on Muslim societies ;$v21 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-20064-0 311 0 $a0-520-20063-2 320 $aInlcudes bibliographical references (p. 279-295) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tMaps --$tAcknowledgments --$tSignificant Persons --$t1. Introduction --$t2. The Making of Sultan Muhammad Khan --$t3. The Reign of the Iron Amir --$t4. The Lives of an Afghan Saint --$t5. Mad Mullas- and Englishmen --$t6. Epilogue --$tNotes --$tGlossary --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aMuch of the political turmoil that has occurred in Afghanistan since the Marxist revolution of 1978 has been attributed to the dispute between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of "fundamentalist" Islam. In a significant departure from this view, David B. Edwards contends that-though Marxism and radical Islam have undoubtedly played a significant role in the conflict-Afghanistan's troubles derive less from foreign forces and the ideological divisions between groups than they do from the moral incoherence of Afghanistan itself. Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict, Edwards examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century-a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince who became king of the newly created state. He explores the ambiguities and contradictions of these lives and the stories that surround them, arguing that conflicting values within an artificially-created state are at the root of Afghanistan's current instability. Building on this foundation, Edwards examines conflicting narratives of a tribal uprising against the British Raj that broke out in the summer of 1897. Through an analysis of both colonial and native accounts, Edwards investigates the saint's role in this conflict, his relationship to the Afghan state and the tribal groups that followed him, and the larger issue of how Islam traditionally functions as an encompassing framework of political association in frontier society. 410 0$aComparative studies on Muslim societies ;$v21. 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social$2bisacsh 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory 610 $a1970s. 610 $a19th century. 610 $aafghanistan. 610 $abritish colonies. 610 $acolonial. 610 $acolonialism. 610 $aculture. 610 $aegypt. 610 $aextremists. 610 $afolklore. 610 $afundamentalist. 610 $aideology. 610 $ainternational politics. 610 $aislam. 610 $aislamic. 610 $amarxism. 610 $amarxist. 610 $amiddle east. 610 $amiddle eastern politics. 610 $amiddle eastern. 610 $amorals. 610 $amuslim. 610 $apakistan. 610 $apolitics. 610 $aradical islam. 610 $areligion. 610 $areligious studies. 610 $arevolution. 610 $asoviet. 610 $atribal. 610 $aworld politics. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. 676 $a958.1 700 $aEdwards$b David B$08433 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455370803321 996 $aHeroes of the age$92461772 997 $aUNINA