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9780203946022

Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan: Anomalous Visions of History and Form

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203946022

  • ISBN10:

    0203946022

  • Copyright: 2008-03-05
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This book charts the development of Afghan literature in the modern era, covering both poetry and prose, and relating it to social, economic and political change in that country. Winner of the Iranian World Prize for Book of the Year in Islamics Studies 2009

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Introduction: The Conundrum of Modernity
Beyond "Mist and Pebble": Ordering the Culture of Modernity
The Poetics of (National) Truth Content
Perilous Ends of History: The Rhetoric of Commitment and the Poetics of Nationalism
Literature of Commandement and the Crisis of Commitment
De-Centering Dissent Epilogue Contending With History
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