Ibrahimi The Shah of Afghanistan

Politics in a Fragile State
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-12512-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 382 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book presents the first comprehensive study of Mohammad Zahir Shah’s forty-year reign, uncovering how conservative governance sustained the longest period of political stability in modern Afghan history. Challenging dominant narratives that portray Afghanistan as inherently unstable, it shows how Zahir Shah’s pragmatic and traditionalist approach shielded the country from internal rebellion and foreign intervention amid the global crises of the Second World War and the Cold War until 1973. Drawing on a wide range of archival and scholarly sources in English, Persian, and Pashto, this volume offers a fresh and in-depth analysis of the last Afghan monarchy and the enduring lessons it offers for governance in Afghanistan.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ibrahimi, S. Yaqub

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Inside the Kingdom: Domestic Politics under Zahir ShahChapter Four: Nation and Nationalism.- Chapter 3: Zahir Shah and the World: Afghanistan’s International Position.- Chapter 4: Nation and Nationalism.- Chapter 5: State and Sovereignty.- Chapter 6: Political Regime.- Chapter 7: Women and Gender Challenges.- Chapter 8: Daoud’s Impact.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

S. Yaqub Ibrahimi is an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His research examines the intersections of global politics, international security, and political violence, with a particular emphasis on the Islamic world and Afghanistan.