Thomas J Barfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 103878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas J Barfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Barfield |
| SIGNATURE | BARFIELD T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Shadow Empires
Afghanistan
Alfred J. Rieber.The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands
Journal Article Alfred J. Rieber.The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands: From the Rise of Early Modern Empires to the End of the First World War. Get access Alfred J. Rieber. The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands: From the Rise of Early Modern Empires to the End of the First World War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Pp. x, 640. $36.99. Thomas J. Barfield Thomas J. Barfield Boston University [email protected] Search for other wor…
Weapons of the Not So Weak in Afghanistan
Shari‘a in Afghanistan
The Afghan population as a whole sees shari‘a as a set of Islamic rules and practices that also reflects national traditions and mores. This perspective mixes orthodox Islamic laws with local customs and assumes that the two could never be in conflict. Rural Afghans in particular presume their customary practices must naturally be in accord with Islamic principles. Their belief that shari‘a principles are the foundation of government and social l…
Afghanistan
This book traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world—Afghanistan—from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. The book introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. It shows how gove…
First Steps
For [Hamid] Karzai, winning a nationwide plebiscite made him the first elected leader in Afghan history and legitimized his government.... But his electoral victory will prove hollow unless he succeeds in using this window of opportunity to permanently change the dynamic of Afghan politics
Problems in Establishing Legitimacy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been called a "highway of conquest," the pivot of Central Asia that led armies to India and Iran, to the rich lands of the Transoxiana and the borders of China. Since the beginning of recorded history, its territory has fallen victim to waves of conquerors and been part of much larger empires. Indeed, while each ethnic group in the country can claim some periods of glorious history, none can make an absolute indigenous claim to th…
Afghanistan
The Centrality of Central Asia
The Perilous Frontier
Peace, War, and Trade along the Great Wall
The perilous frontier
Afghan Alternatives
Buzkashi
The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
Ethnology
The Hsiung-nu Imperial Confederacy
Nomadic states in Inner Asia were generated by external relations with state societies. Because the Hsiung-nu state could not have supported itself by exploiting the relatively undifferentiated and extensive pastoral economy, the state hierarchy was financed by exploiting the resources available from outside of the steppe. The nomads on the steppe were organized into a powerful military force that was used to systematically exploit the Chinese ec…
Problems in Establishing Legitimacy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been called a "highway of conquest," the pivot of Central Asia that led armies to India and Iran, to the rich lands of the Transoxiana and the borders of China. Since the beginning of recorded history, its territory has fallen victim to waves of conquerors and been part of much larger empires. Indeed, while each ethnic group in the country can claim some periods of glorious history, none can make an absolute indigenous claim to th…
The Hsiung-nu Imperial Confederacy
Nomadic states in Inner Asia were generated by external relations with state societies. Because the Hsiung-nu state could not have supported itself by exploiting the relatively undifferentiated and extensive pastoral economy, the state hierarchy was financed by exploiting the resources available from outside of the steppe. The nomads on the steppe were organized into a powerful military force that was used to systematically exploit the Chinese ec…
Buzkashi
The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
Ethnology
The Hsiung-nu Imperial Confederacy
Nomadic states in Inner Asia were generated by external relations with state societies. Because the Hsiung-nu state could not have supported itself by exploiting the relatively undifferentiated and extensive pastoral economy, the state hierarchy was financed by exploiting the resources available from outside of the steppe. The nomads on the steppe were organized into a powerful military force that was used to systematically exploit the Chinese ec…
Buzkashi
Afghan Alternatives
The perilous frontier
The Perilous Frontier
Peace, War, and Trade along the Great Wall
The Centrality of Central Asia
Afghanistan
Problems in Establishing Legitimacy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been called a "highway of conquest," the pivot of Central Asia that led armies to India and Iran, to the rich lands of the Transoxiana and the borders of China. Since the beginning of recorded history, its territory has fallen victim to waves of conquerors and been part of much larger empires. Indeed, while each ethnic group in the country can claim some periods of glorious history, none can make an absolute indigenous claim to th…
First Steps
For [Hamid] Karzai, winning a nationwide plebiscite made him the first elected leader in Afghan history and legitimized his government.... But his electoral victory will prove hollow unless he succeeds in using this window of opportunity to permanently change the dynamic of Afghan politics
Afghanistan
This book traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world—Afghanistan—from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. The book introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. It shows how gove…
Shari‘a in Afghanistan
The Afghan population as a whole sees shari‘a as a set of Islamic rules and practices that also reflects national traditions and mores. This perspective mixes orthodox Islamic laws with local customs and assumes that the two could never be in conflict. Rural Afghans in particular presume their customary practices must naturally be in accord with Islamic principles. Their belief that shari‘a principles are the foundation of government and social l…
Weapons of the Not So Weak in Afghanistan
Alfred J. Rieber.The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands
Journal Article Alfred J. Rieber.The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands: From the Rise of Early Modern Empires to the End of the First World War. Get access Alfred J. Rieber. The Struggle for the Eurasian Borderlands: From the Rise of Early Modern Empires to the End of the First World War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Pp. x, 640. $36.99. Thomas J. Barfield Thomas J. Barfield Boston University [email protected] Search for other wor…
Afghanistan
Shadow Empires
Political science (9 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (9 works) · History (8 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Afghan (4 works) · History (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (4 works)