1st Edition
Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan Anomalous Visions of History and Form
By Wali Ahmadi
Copyright 2008
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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With the unleashing of the "War on Terror" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate that no substantive understanding of contemporary history, politics and society of this country can be achieved without a thorough analysis of the Afghan encounter with cultural and literary modernity and modernization.
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Introduction: The Conundrum of Modernity 1. Beyond "Mist and Pebble": Ordering the Culture of Modernity 2. The Poetics of (National) Truth Content 3. Perilous Ends of History: The Rhetoric of Commitment and the Poetics of Nationalism 4. Literature of Commandement and the Crisis of Commitment 5. De-Centering Dissent Epilogue Contending With History
Biography
Wali Ahmadi is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
