Iran's soft power in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ali Akbar.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: vii, 182 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781399517454Subject(s): Iran -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan | Iran -- Foreign public opinion, Pakistani | Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- Iran | Iran -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan | Iran -- Foreign public opinion, Afghan | Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- IranDDC classification: 327.5505491 LOC classification: DS274.2.P18 | A4 2023Summary: This work explores Iran's soft power in two of its eastern neighbours - namely Afghanistan and Pakistan - in key areas including the cultural, religious, social, media, ideological and educational spheres. It explains what resources and instruments Iran has used to project its soft power in the two selected countries since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, and how Iran's attempt to increase its reach has been perceived by elites and opinion makers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It therefore offers the most up-to-date examination of Iranian soft power tools and strategies and how they are received in both countries - topics which have not hitherto been fully explored.Summary: Studies Iran's soft power in Afghanistan and Pakistan in cultural, religious, social, ideological and educational spheres| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work explores Iran's soft power in two of its eastern neighbours - namely Afghanistan and Pakistan - in key areas including the cultural, religious, social, media, ideological and educational spheres. It explains what resources and instruments Iran has used to project its soft power in the two selected countries since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, and how Iran's attempt to increase its reach has been perceived by elites and opinion makers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It therefore offers the most up-to-date examination of Iranian soft power tools and strategies and how they are received in both countries - topics which have not hitherto been fully explored.
Studies Iran's soft power in Afghanistan and Pakistan in cultural, religious, social, ideological and educational spheres
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