From Art and Atlases to Reconstruction and Women: Library Links to information about Afghanistan
Afghan Studies
From Duke University Libraries, vol. 15, #2 “Collections Highlight: Documenting Islam and the Middle East…”
“The Nancy and Louis Dupree Collection comprises about 5,000 items, 200 of which are also located in the Special Collections Library. Reflecting the careers and interests of their donors, the materials in the Dupree Collection focus on the anthropology, art and archaeology, folklore, linguistics, and history of Afghanistan. There are also significant holdings on Islam, the Central Asian Republics and South Asia. The items housed in the Special Collections Library include 19th century British accounts of the Afghan Wars and subsequent military campaigns as well as often richly illustrated travel descriptions.”
Art in Afghanistan
From the Sloane Art Library at UNC-Chapel Hill research guide: “More than one scholar has called Afghanistan the "crossroads of the world" given its location on the Silk Route, with links to East and West. This short guide aims to provide an introduction* to resources for the study of Afghanistan's rich heritage from prehistoric to modern, representing many cultures, religions, and dynasties. “
The Bamiyan Buddhas were carved out of a mountain and and were believed to have been among the largest Buddhas in the world. They are thought to have been created between the 3rd and 4th centuries, and destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001.
Atlases and Maps of Afghanistan
Maps from Perry Castaneda Library
Country Reports on Afghanistan
World Bank Country Brief Update
UN Cyberschoolbus: Country at a glance: Afghanistan
Government Afghanistan
Images of Afghanistan
More Research Guides…
Center for the Study of Muslim Networks/Duke
This page lists a number of additional resources on Afghanistan, from country reports to resources on the Taliban, Afghan Opposition and Al Quaeda.
Library of Congress, Especially for Researchers: Country Study
News
Reconstruction
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
From the website: “UNAMA’s mandate includes promoting national reconciliation; fulfilling the tasks and responsibilities entrusted to the United Nations in the Bonn Agreement, including those related to human rights, the rule of law and gender issues…and managing all UN humanitarian, relief, recovery and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan in coordination with the Afghan Administration.”
P.E.A.C.E./UN Development Program
From the website: “The overall development objective of the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative is to contribute to the restoration of peace in Afghanistan through poverty alleviation, good governance building and community empowerment in both rural and urban areas.”
Women in Afghanistan
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
The Plight of the Muslim Women of Afghanistan under the Taliban
For more information, please contact
Christof Galli
Librarian for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; International Documents Librarian
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