ISBN:
9789004292383
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 278 pages)
,
illustrations
Year of publication:
2015
Series Statement:
Brill's Series in Jewish Studies v. 54
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als A Political and Economic History of the Jews of Afghanistan
Keywords:
1800 - 1999
;
Jews History 19th century
;
Ethnic relations
;
Jews
;
Jews ; Persecutions
;
History
;
Afghanistan Ethnic relations
;
Afghanistan
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Modern Jewish Settlement in Afghanistan: Origins and Customs -- 3 A Survey of the Modern Political and Economic History of Afghanistan (1747–1933) -- 4 Northern Afghanistan’s Soviet Refugee Crisis (1932–1936) -- 5 Afghan Economic Policies in the 1930s -- 6 World War ii’s Impact on Afghanistan -- 7 ‘Aliya: Messianic Zionism and Leaving Afghanistan -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Bibliography -- Plate Section -- Index.
Abstract:
A Political and Economic History of the Jews of Afghanistan by Sara Koplik describes the situation of Jews in that country 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-264) and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004292383
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