{"product_id":"modern-persian-literature-in-afghanistan-anomalous-visions-of-history-and-form-9780415437783","title":"Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan: Anomalous Visions of History and Form","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWinner of the Iranian World Prize for Book of the Year in Islamics Studies 2009\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The literary history of Afghanistan in the 20th century has received little attention so far. The process of transmission and reception of modernity itself is one of the many lacunae in our knowledge of the cultural setting in Afghanistan. Wali Ahmadi's account of the development of modern Persian literature stands as a first, noteworthy step towards rectifying this situation. In his citation-laden introduction he makes it clear that he considers the dissemination of modernity in Afghanistan to have been at once a selective and an active process... This book provides a useful introduction to and a selective overview of the literary history of Afghanistan in the 20th century... Wali Ahmadi is to be commended for dedicating himself to this complex task.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eChristine Noelle-Karimi; Middle Eastern Literatures: incorporating Edebiyat, 13:1, 117-119 (2011).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wali Ahmadi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415437783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWali Ahmadi\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43211503829107,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":373.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a6bce4f5-52dc-48cc-980f-3a3fc463224d.jpg?v=1753186471","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/modern-persian-literature-in-afghanistan-anomalous-visions-of-history-and-form-9780415437783","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}