Understanding Post-9/11 Afghanistan: A Critical Insight into Huntington's Civilizational Approach (E-IR Open Access)

Deepshikha Shahi

ISBN 10: 1910814253 / ISBN 13: 9781910814253

Published by E-International Relations 2017-02-19, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Post-9/11 Afghanistan: A Critical Insight into Huntington's Civilizational Approach (E-IR Open Access)
• Publisher: E-International Relations 2017-02-19
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910814253
• ISBN 13: 9781910814253
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

9/11 and the subsequent war on terror have misleadingly reinforced the idea of a world politics based on a ‘civilizational’ clash. While post-9/11 Afghan society appears to be troubled with a conflict between so-called Islamic-terrorist and secular-democratic forces, the need for an alternative understanding to pave the way for peace has become paramount.

This book uses a critical theoretical perspective to highlight the hidden political and economic factors underlying the so-called civilizational conflict in post-9/11 Afghanistan. It further demonstrates how a post-Islamic humanist discourse has the potential to not only carve the way for peace amidst dangerous entanglement between politics and religion in post-9/11 Afghanistan, but also vindicate Islam of its unjustified denigration in the contemporary world.

About the Author

Deepshikha Shahi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Delhi, India.