An innovative examination of knowledge production relating to Afghanistan in the imperial imagination. Focusing on representations of gender, state and tribes, Manchanda argues that the development of pervasive tropes in Western conceptions of Afghanistan have enabled both colonial and contemporary foreign intervention in the region.
An innovative examination of knowledge production relating to Afghanistan in the imperial imagination. Focusing on representations of gender, state and tribes, Manchanda argues that the development of pervasive tropes in Western conceptions of Afghanistan have enabled both colonial and contemporary foreign intervention in the region.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nivi Manchanda is a senior lecturer in International Politics at Queen Mary University of London. Her research interests include postcolonial theory, histories of race and empire, and gender studies. She is co-editor of Race and Racism in International Relations: Confronting the Global Colour Line (2014) and currently serves as editor in chief of the journal Politics.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The construction of Afghanistan as a discursive regime 2. A space contested or the 'state' of Afghanistan 3. The emergency episteme of the 'tribe' in Afghanistan 4. Framed: portrayals of Afghan women in the popular imaginary 5. Subversive identities: Afghan masculinities as societal threat Coda.
Introduction 1. The construction of Afghanistan as a discursive regime 2. A space contested or the 'state' of Afghanistan 3. The emergency episteme of the 'tribe' in Afghanistan 4. Framed: portrayals of Afghan women in the popular imaginary 5. Subversive identities: Afghan masculinities as societal threat Coda.
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