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050	0	0	_aDS135. _bA23. _cK67 2015
100	1		_aKoplik, Sara.
245	1	0	_aA political and economic history of the Jews of Afghanistan / _cby Sara Koplik.
260			_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c©2015.
300			_axix, 278 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
490	1		_a(Brill's Series in Jewish Studies ; volume 54)
500			_aAbstract: This book describes the situation of Jews in Afghanistan during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly 1839-1952. It examines the political, economic and social conditions they faced as religious minorities. The work focuses upon harsh governmental economic policies of the 1930s and 1940s spearheaded by 'Abd al-Majid Khan Zabuli which caused the impoverishment and suffering of both the local community and refugees from Soviet Central Asia. The question of Nazi influence in Afghanistan is addressed, with the author arguing that it was mainly limited to the economic sphere. An examination of the appeal of Zionism and the community's immigration to Israel is included.
504			_6“Includes bibliography”—(pages 244-264).
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650		0	_aJews _x Persecutions.
650		0	_aJews _x Persecutions _z Afghanistan.
650		0	_aJews _z Afghanistan _x History _y 19th century.
650		0	_aJews _z Afghanistan _x History _y 20th century.
651		0	_aAfghanistan _x Ethnic relations.
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