{"product_id":"afghanistan-in-transition-from-taliban-to-taliban-9780367224721","title":"Afghanistan in Transition: From Taliban to Taliban","description":"\u003cp\u003eOwing to its geo-strategic location and mineral wealth, Afghanistan has acquired significance in the inter-state politics of Asia as well as world politics during the past decades. This book discusses the Taliban's return which outlines the recent and current developments in contemporary Afghanistan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this volume: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLocate Afghanistan under globalisation and reflect on the state and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan by shedding light on the status of citizens, especially women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyse how the Taliban survived in all these years, and how it returned to power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine Afghanistan's relations with major powers like the USA, China, and India and explore the intricacies of ties between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan within the Indian subcontinent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding light on a threshold moment in 21st Century world politics, this work will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science, international relations, sociology, area studies, and the interested general reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRajen Harsh? \u003c\/b\u003ehas taught Political Science and International Relations for more than four decades in places such as University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, and South Asian University, New Delhi. He is a founding and the former Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Allahabad (2005-10), Prayagraj, India. He also worked as President of the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute (2014-20), Prayagraj. He has written extensively on African and International Affairs. His latest work is \u003cem\u003eAfrica in World Affairs: Politics of Imperialism, the Cold War and Globalisation\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxon, New York, New Delhi, Routledge, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDhananjay Tripathi \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor (Senior Grade) at the Department of International Relations, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi, India. His recent publications are (ed) \u003cem\u003eRe-imagining Border Studies in South Asia\u003c\/em\u003e (2020, Routledge), co-edited \u003cem\u003eSouth Asia: Boundaries, Borders and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e (2022, Routledge), and \u003cem\u003eAfghanistan Post-2014: Power Configurations and Evolving Trajectories\u003c\/em\u003e (2016, Routledge). He has contributed several articles to reputed international academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870555836690,"sku":"9780367224721","price":188.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b04aea6e-0c8c-43e3-a775-4a84a098714c.jpg?v=1737809186","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/afghanistan-in-transition-from-taliban-to-taliban-9780367224721","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}