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“Originally printed: [Syracuse, N.Y.] : Syracuse University Press, 1986”.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Preface—Contributors—Introduction, Ali Banuazizi and Myron Weiner—I : Afghanistan—1. State building and social fragmentation in Afghanistan : a historical perspective

M. Nazif Shahrani—2. Ethnic, regional, and sectarian alignments in Afghanistan

Robert L. Canfield—3. The prospects for state building in Afghanistan

Richard S. Newell—4. The changing role of Islam as unifying force in Afghanistan

Eden Naby—II : Iran—5. Religion, ethnic minorities, and the state in Iran : an overview

Nikki R. Keddie—6. Minority-State relations in contemporary Iran

Patricia J. Higgins—7. State formation and consolidation in twentieth-century Iran : the Reza Shah period and the Islamic Republic

Shahrough Akhavi—8. From religious accommodation to religious revolution : the transformation of Shi’ism in Iran

Ali Reza Sheikholeslami—III : Pakistan—9. Islam, ethnicity, and the state in Pakistan : an overview

Leonard Binder—10. Ethnicity and the political stalemate in Pakistan

Selig S. Harrison—11. State building in Pakistan

Stephen P. Cohen—12. Islam : ideology and politics in Pakistan

John L. Esposito—Index.

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