A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan: In the Shadow of the Buddhas
In: Routledge Studies in Culture and Development Series
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- After Bamyan: A new political paradigm for heritage -- Structure of this volume -- 1. International intervention in Afghanistan 2001-2021 -- Introduction -- A military intervention -- The Bonn Agreement -- A history of international assistance and the Afghan state -- The post-2001 reconstruction project -- Aid and global security -- The Afghan state and state-building -- Ethnic groupings and religious affiliations -- Regional players -- Afghanistan and the UN Development Goals -- The reconstruction of Afghanistan's cultural heritage -- Conclusions -- 2. Arriving at the field: Heritage, national reconstruction and power -- Methodology -- Methods -- Risk assessment and ethical considerations -- Field sites -- Bamyan -- The Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Balkh -- Conclusions -- 3. New intersections: Theories of heritage and power -- Introduction -- Heritage, power and politics -- A preoccupation with a global/local dichotomy -- Cultural heritage, cultural diplomacy and soft power -- A power framework from International Relations -- Direct or hard power -- Diffuse forms of power -- Power, anthropology and international development -- 4. A 'Post-Bamyan' heritage paradigm: New global configurations of heritage and politics -- The Buddhas in a global heritage discourse -- New forms of heritage diplomacy -- Heritage for international development -- Heritage for post-conflict rehabilitation -- An 'Islamic heritage' discourse -- Heritage spectacles -- Conclusions -- 5. Looking for 'Europe in Asia': Historical heritage intervention in Afghanistan 1833-2001 -- Introduction -- A brief cultural history -- Imperial paradigm: British colonialism and archaeology (1833-1850) -- Charles Masson in Afghanistan (1833-1842).