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The Ethnic Map of Afghanistan: Historical Origins and Political Consequences

Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (Professor, History, James Madison University)

Event Details

Date
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Description
This talk considers the formatting evolution, intellectual ingredients and institutional context of the ethnic map of Afghanistan that was developed in stages in the 1960s and 1970s by American archaeologist Louis Dupree. Dupree relied upon multiple American and Afghan collaborators and the support of the American University Field Staff. The conclusion of the presentation considers how the ethnic map has framed and limited understandings of the cultural and linguistic complexity of Afghanistan.
Cost
Free

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