| Edition |
1st Perennial ed. |
| Description |
338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-325) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines the history, people, politics, religion, geography, and culture of Afghanistan, offering a revealing portrait of the war-ravaged nation and the Taliban regime and including new information covering events up to spring 2002. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Land and the People -- 1. Early History -- 2. The Emergence of the Afghan Kingdom -- 3. The Rise of Dost Mohammed -- 4. The First Anglo-Afghan War -- 5. Dost Mohammed and Sher Ali -- 6. The Second Anglo-Afghan War -- 7. Abdur Rahman, The "Iron Amir" -- 8. Habibullah and the Politics of Neutrality -- 9. Amanullah and the Drive for Modernization -- 10. The Rule of the Brothers -- 11. Daoud: The First Decade -- 12. King Zahir and Cautious Constitutionalism -- 13. The Return of Daoud and the Saur Revolution -- 14. Khalq Rule and Soviet Invasion -- 15. Occupation and Resistance -- 16. Humiliation and Withdrawal -- 17. Civil War -- 18. Enter the Taliban -- 19. The Taliban Regime. |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- History.
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Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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History.
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| ISBN |
0060505087 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780060505080 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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