Connecting Histories in Afghanistan
Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
Book • 2011
This book challenges the conventional view of Afghanistan as a model of resistance to colonial power by examining the economic and commercial interactions between Kabul, Peshawar, and Qandahar.
It reveals how local nomads and Indian bankers responded to state trade policies, highlighting Afghanistan's role as a 'colonial construct' with economic institutions shaped by external policies.
It reveals how local nomads and Indian bankers responded to state trade policies, highlighting Afghanistan's role as a 'colonial construct' with economic institutions shaped by external policies.
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Ramtin Arablouei as having roots in Afghanistan and authored "Connecting Histories in Afghanistan."
Ramtin Arablouei as having roots in Afghanistan and authored "Connecting Histories in Afghanistan."
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