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Buzkashi:

Game and Power in Afghanistan
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University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982 - History - 147 pages

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Contents

The Laughable Game
1
Reputation and the Unruly Afghan
22
The Buzkashi Tooi
43
Copyright

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Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
G. Whitney Azoy
Snippet view - 2003
Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
G. Whitney Azoy
Snippet view - 1982
Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
Buzkashi, game and power in Afghanistan
G. Whitney Azoy
Snippet view - 1982

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TitleBuzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan
Symbol and culture
AuthorG. Whitney Azoy
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 1982
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized11 Jun 2009
ISBN0812278216, 9780812278217
Length147 pages
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History / General
Political Science / General
  
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