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Studies Iran's soft power in Afghanistan and Pakistan in cultural, religious, social, ideological and educational spheres * Based on primary sources including Persian sources and materials collected through semi-structured interviews with research participants * Discusses case studies about Iran's historical resources and instruments which it uses to increase its soft power reach, the reasons why Iran seeks to exercise soft power in both countries, and the outcomes Iran has been able to achieve through its soft power * From a theoretical perspective, it engages with Iran's soft power in light of the political theories of soft power * Brings together materials from a range of disciplinary areas – history, politics, Islamic studies This book 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 an

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Author

Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Ali Akbar

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781399517485

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities