The Hazaras and the Afghan State: Rebellion, Exclusion and the Struggle for Recognition

by Niamatullah Ibrahimi

The Hazaras of Afghanistan have borne the brunt of many of the destructive forces unleashed by the establishment of the Afghan monarchy in 1747. The history of their relationship with the Afghan state has been punctuated by frequent episodes of ethnic cleansing, mass dispossession, forced displacement, enslavement and social and economic exclusion. Mostly Shia in a country dominated by Sunni Muslims, and identifiable because of their Asian features,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849047073
• ISBN13: 9781849047074
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"