Afghanistan: A Nation-State Not Meant to Be?

(2.5-3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This class aims to provide a historical and political introduction to Afghanistan. While it covers a long historical timeline spanning from the 18th century up to 2021, the goal is not to provide an exhaustive historical catalogue of events, but rather a genealogy of the political processes and factors that are pertinent to the evaluation of the country s current political situation and the processes of state building and nation building in Afghanistan up until today.