| Edition |
Second edition. |
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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (23 entries) : 65 images ; digital files. |
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text rdacontent |
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still image rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of charts -- Introduction: no longer remote -- Land and people -- Early history (prehistory-651) -- From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747) -- The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1901) -- Twentieth-century monarchy (1901-1973) -- A coup and a revolution (1973-1978) -- Soviet Afghanistan (1979-1989) -- Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992) -- Mujahideen rule (1992-1996) -- The Taliban Era (1996-2001) -- A new chance (2001-2010) -- Renewed crisis (2001-2010) -- Appendixes: Basic facts; Chronology; Bibliography; Suggested reading. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
A Brief History of Afghanistan, Second Edition offers a clear, concise account of this country's historical and cultural heritage, from 3000 BCE to the present. This insightful book explores the culture and politics of the Pashtun tribes whose homeland extends across much of Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, as well as the Taliban insurgency and the relationship between local leaders and the central government in Kabul. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Youngerman, Barry, author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0816082189 9780816082186 (DLC) 2010019656 xiii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN |
9781787852655 electronic version |
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9780816082186 hardcover |
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0816082189 hardcover |
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9780816082193 pbk |
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0816082197 pbk |
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