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Book/Printed Material Dawlat-i mustaqillah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān / / دولت مستقلۀ افغانستان و وظايف ملت افغان /

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Title

  • Dawlat-i mustaqillah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān

Other Title

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  • دولت مستقلۀ افغانستان و وظايف ملت افغان /

Summary

  • Dawlat-i mustaqilah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān (The independent government of Afghanistan and the duties of its citizens) is an early 20th century work on the rights and duties of citizenship for the peoples of Afghanistan. The author, Ghulam Muhyi al-Din, begins with a discussion on the role of society in the conduct of citizens and proceeds to an enumeration of the duties of citizens to the state. The book provides descriptions of the different parts of the state apparatus, including governmental ministries and courthouses. It also has sections on the equality of citizens before the law and on the importance of loyalty to the state. A section on the proper usage of parks and public spaces includes an imaginary dialogue between students, which suggests that Ghulam intended his work to be accessible for a young audience. The book likely would have been a useful instructional tool for the teaching of civics to citizens of different ages and backgrounds in a rapidly modernizing Afghanistan. The book was posthumously published in year 1307 of the Jalali (solar) calendar (i.e., 1928-29). This coincides with the abdication from the throne of the Afghan ruler Amanullah Khan (reigned 1919-29). In a section of the book on the importance of patriotism, Amanullah Khan's name has been blotted out, suggesting that the work remained in use even after his abdication. World Digital Library.
  • On proper governance with special reference to Afghan government in early 20th century.

Names

  • Muḥyī al-Dīn, Ghulām, author
  • Afghanistan. Vizārat-i Maʻārif. Riyāsat-i Dār al-Tāʼlīf

Created / Published

  • Kābul : Riyāsat Dār al-Taʼlīf, 1307 [1928 or 1929]

Headings

  • -  Political ethics--Afghanistan
  • -  Afghanistan--Politics and government
  • -  Afghanistan

Notes

  • -  Binder's cover title.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Title page is missing.
  • -  Lithograph.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  In Persian.
  • -  Acquired for LC only.

Medium

  • 256 pages ; 21 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JQ1765.A55 E86 1928

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002341372

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Muḥyī Al-Dīn, Ghulām, Author, and Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. Dawlat-i mustaqillah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān. [Kābul: Riyāsat Dār al-Taʼlīf, 1928 or 1929, 1928] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2002341372/.

APA citation style:

Muḥyī Al-Dīn, G. & Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. (1928) Dawlat-i mustaqillah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān. [Kābul: Riyāsat Dār al-Taʼlīf, 1928 or 1929] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2002341372/.

MLA citation style:

Muḥyī Al-Dīn, Ghulām, Author, and Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. Dawlat-i mustaqillah-ʼi Afghānistān va vaẓāyif-i millat-i Afghān. [Kābul: Riyāsat Dār al-Taʼlīf, 1928 or 1929, 1928] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002341372/>.