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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 34–43 {:en}Recent Developments in Kabul’s Shar-e-Naw and Central Bazaar DistrictsThis paper focuses on recent infrastructural and functional changes in two central areas of Kabul, namely, Shar-e-Naw and the bazaar area. While the latter got the impetus for its reconstruction from the fact that it was one of Kabul's most severely destroyed areas, the opposite holds true for Shar-e-Naw which recently suffered from a more … von by Andreas Dittmann
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 44–50 {:en}Democratic Articulations of Cultural Identity: The Arts in AfghanistanThe article “Democratic Articulations of Cultural Identity: The Arts in Afghanistan” discusses the hypothesis that artists can become protagonists of a new democratic culture through the possibility they have of creatively shaping the public sphere. Artists in post-war societies find themselves confronted with the experience of being marginalized, ridiculed and prosecuted. The artists’ creativity is … von by Felicia Herrschaft
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 51–64 {:en}Kabul’s Urban Identity: An Overview of the Socio-Political Aspects of DevelopmentWhen passing through Kabul today, it is obvious that huge glass facades have been introduced as a new element in the urban appearance of the city. It seems that many commercial and private buildings sparkling like glass palaces in the mud-brown landscape of Kabul represent a new modernity. In fact, since the fall of the … von by Christine Issa und and Sardar M. Kohistani
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 65–70 {:en}The „Enclaved“ Culture of Parun in Former KafiristanThe former region of Kafiristan or "Land of Heathens", renamed Nuristan or "Land of Light" after its forced Islamisation at the end of the 19th century, is a special case in virtually all respects – firstly because of its long survival as an "enclaved" cultural retreat in the midst of the Islamic world with strong … von by Max Klimburg
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 71–87 {:en}„Where Is the Village?“ Local Perceptions and Development Approaches in Kunduz ProvinceBased on research in Kunduz, a province in northeast Afghanistan, this paper argues that the 'Western' notion of a 'village' cannot be automatically applied to local contexts in other regions of the world. The perception that villages are the only type of rural settlement that exists is a very modern one. It reflects the fact … von by Katja Mielke und and Conrad Schetter
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 88–105 {:en}The Man Outside: The Problem with the External Perception of Afghanistan in Historical SourcesThe article aims to unravel the biases of those sources relating to modern Afghan history, which were written by foreigners. In fact, these make up the bulk of the available source material. The recurring attitudes range from colonial chauvinism to a perpetuated myth of Afghanistan as the last bastion of the wild and uncivilized East, … von by Marcus Schadl
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 106–18 {:en}Recent Developments in Afghan Family Law: Research AspectsIn 1985 the Afghan jurist Hāšim Kamālī wrote the following in his book Law in Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, a man may acquire a wife in any one of the following four ways: he may inherit a widow, gain a bride in exchange marriage, gain a bride as compensation for a crime of which he or … von by Irene Schneider
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 119–34 {:en}Imaginations of a Country. Spatial Perceptions and Mental Mapping in HeratThis article is based on field research carried out in Herat. It focuses on mental mapping as a means for the investigation of spatial perceptions and illustrates the importance of such perceptions in the context of the regional orientation of one of Afghanistan's key cities and its inhabitants. In discussing contrasts between individual perceptions and … von by Andreas Wilde
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 135–52 {:en}The Dāyı ~ Kārgıl of Andkhoy: Language, History and Typical Professions. Discourses on Local IdentityOn Turkological ground, the existence of “small groups of Khorassanian Turkic speakers along the Amu Darya” had been postulated years ago. Field research in Andkhoy, the northwestern most town of Afghanistan, seems to have yielded proof of this assumption: The Dayı / Kārgıl of the Andkhoy oasis in fact speak a dialect that comes close … von by Ingeborg Baldauf
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Nr. 103 (2007) Editorial 7–8 {:en}Megacities in AsiaThis year, in 2007, according to the United Nations, more than half of the world's population live in cities - an increase from 30% in 1950 to 47% in 2000 - and the increase will probably reach 60% in 2030. Particularly in developing countries of Asia and Africa urbanization is proceeding rapidly. Megacities, i.e. cities … von by Frauke Kraas
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Nr. 103 (2007) Artikel Article 9–22 {:en}Megacities and Global Change in East, Southeast and South AsiaMegacities have particular significance in the world-wide process of urbanisation: In the year 2015, more than 600 million people will be living in about 60 megacities worldwide (i.e. metropolises with more than 5 million people). Under the dynamics of global change they affect global change just as profoundly as global change can affect megacities. Often, … von by Frauke Kraas
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Nr. 103 (2007) Artikel Article 23–44 {:en}Informal Elements in Urban Growth Regulation in China – Urban Villages in NingboMassive rural-urban migration has always accompanied modern urbanisation; the volume of migration flows in contemporary China is, however, unique in history. Although cheap labour is an essential ingredient to the booming economy, the Chinese political-administrative system is ill prepared to accommodate the migrants in the rapidly growing conurbations. They are denied the status of urban … von by Qi Changqing, Volker Kreibich und and Sabine Baumgart
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Nr. 103 (2007) Artikel Article 45–58 {:en}Bangalore: Globalisation and Fragmentation in India’s Hightech-CapitalThe meteoric rise of the South Indian megacity of Bangalore (alias Bengaluru) to a globally integrated location of software development and other modern service industries produces profound changes in the metropolitan social map, creating aggravating disparities and a highly fragmented and polarised urban society. Bangalore is becoming what is called a multiply divided city where … von by Christoph Dittrich
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Nr. 103 (2007) Artikel Article 59–78 {:en}Housing for Low-income Groups in Ho Chi Minh City between Re-Integration and Fragmentation. Approaches to Adequate Urban Typologies and Spatial StrategiesThe metropolitan region of Ho Chi Minh City has been the greatest beneficiary of the ongoing transitional process in Vietnam, but this has been accompanied by a sharp rise of social polarization and spatial fragmentation. This paper analyzes the housing sector as an example of the complex dynamics of the transitional urban development. One of … von by Michael Waibel, Ronald Eckert, Michael Bose und and Volker Martin
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 11–17 {:de}Third-Wave Democratization in East Asia: Challenges and ProspectEast Asia presents quite a few puzzles to students of democratization. First, East Asia has defied the global movement towards democracy. Since the current wave of democratization began in 1974, more than 80 countries have made significant progress towards democracy by holding free and competitive elections and expanding political freedom. In contrast, in East Asia … von by Chu Yun-han
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 18–22 {:en}Japan’s Bid for a Permanent Seat on the UN Security CouncilGaining a permanent seat on the Security Council of the United Nations has been Japan's declared foreign policy goal since the early 1990s. The issue was first put on the agenda under the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Japan's influence in the world organisation did not then and still does not today reflect the … von by Florian Coulmas
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 23–32 {:en}Recent American Asia Policy: A Critical ReviewAfter 9/11, Asia was eclipsed in the worldview of American foreign policy makers by the Middle East. But as the unhappy American engagement in the Iraqi insurgency winds down, nearing the limits of domestic electoral tolerance, Western eyes turn again to the part of the world on which the Bush administration first sought to focus … von by Lowell Dittmer
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 33–37 {:en}Leadership Issues for Asia in the 21st CenturyMany if not most major international issues that currently agitate the Asia Pacific region may be discussed within the framework of leadership rivalry and a shift in the leadership paradigm. The 'war against terrorism', Asian integration efforts, resource competition, the overcoming of national separation in the Taiwan Strait and on the Korean peninsula are part … von by Reinhard Drifte
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 38–43 {:en}The Indian Elephant on the MoveReflecting on Asia I recollect the last session of this year's "Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz" which was devoted to As ia. The panellists were speakers from China, India and Japan. Different as these speakers were they were united in their conviction that the 21st century would be the Century of Asia. They shared a sense of common … von by Bernd Mützelburg
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 44–48 {:en}Increasing FTA Initiatives of East Asia and the World Trading System: Current State of Play and Policy Options for the 21st CenturyAs a number of analysts discussed, East Asia had long been "a white spot" or "an empty box" in the geography of increasing worldwide regionalism.2 Since the end of 1990s, however, the region has emerged as the most dynamic region, in terms of number of FTAs (Free Trade Areas) concluded. Currently, more than thirty FTAs … von by Park Sung-Hoon
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 49–53 {:en}Political and Economic Perspectives of Asia in the 21st CenturyIn the past years, speculations about a forthcoming Pacific Century have been quite in fashion among Western as well as Asian intellectuals. And the headlines in most major newspapers, announcing when either China or India would overtake the established economic powers in the West, be it in 2030 or in 2050, seem to underline that … von by Eckhard Rohkamm
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 54–61 {:en}How „Asian“ will Asia be in the 21st Century?It does not require much imagination to predict that the geographical unit conventionally called "Asia" will aggregate the highest combined gross national products, international trade and investment figures, foreign currency reserves and a number of other economic records in the 21st century. Just look at the recent growth rates of the two most populous nations … von by Henrik Schmiegelow
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 62–69 {:en}Convergence of Interest and Sharing a Future: Deepening the Understanding of Islam in Asia and EuropeSince the advent of the 21st century, we notice that there is a global convergence, indeed consensus, in the need to deepen our understanding of Islam and Muslims, not only globally but also in Asia, because outside the Arab-speaking world of the Middle East, the next largest population of Muslims is to be found in … von by Shamsul A.B.
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 70–78 {:en}Is the 21st Century going to be the Asian Century?For 500 years, Europe dominated the course of world history. The 19th century was the century of Europe, the twentieth became the American Century. Is the 21st century going to be the Asian Century? The hypothesis that the world spirit, having wandered from the heartland of Asia via Greece, Rome and Northwestern Europe to America, … von by Theo Sommer
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