Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   R. D. McChesney
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3296
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9780691634418

ISBN 10:   0691634416
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Note on Transliteration, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*Maps, pg. xix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO. The Origins of the 'Alid Shrine at Balkh, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Waqf in Its Political Setting, pg. 46*CHAPTER FOUR. Balkh, 1599-1647: Appanage Politics and the Growth of the 'Alid Waqf, pg. 72*CHAPTER FIVE. Balkh and the Shrine, 1651-1681, pg. 113*CHAPTER SIX. The Evolution of the Shrine and Its Administration, pg. 127*CHAPTER SEVEN. The Eclipse of the Appanage System: Balkh toward the End of the Seventeenth Century, pg. 149*CHAPTER EIGHT. The Waqf Administration, 1668-1738, pg. 170*CHAPTER NINE. The Nadirid Occupation of Balkh, 1737-1747, pg. 198*CHAPTER TEN. The Consequences of Autonomy: The Emergence of a Shrine-State in the Century after 1747, pg. 217*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Shrine-State to Provincial Capital: The Muhammadza'i Mandate in Balkh, 1849-1889, pg. 257*CHAPTER TWELVE. Waqf under the Afghans, pg. 273*CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Shrine-State to State Shrine, pg. 294*CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Conclusions, pg. 316*Glossary, pg. 321*Bibliography, pg. 325*Index, pg. 343

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions