
Beyond Swat
History, Society and Economy Along the Afghanistan-Pakistan Frontier
Oxford University Press
Published on 25. December 2012
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-19-932777-5 (ISBN)
Description
Beyond Swat readdresses Fredrik Barth's seminal work Political Leadership among Swat Pathans, and the reactions it sparked, in relationship to contemporary developments in Swat and the wider Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier region. It explores the relevance of these debates to understanding the key dynamics affecting the region and its people.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-932777-5 (9780199327775)
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Persons
Magnus Marsden is a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He has spent 15 years conducting research in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Benjamin D. Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in History and International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington DC and a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Editor
School of Oriental and African Studies London
George Washington University